What s Right Meow: 6 Cat-Centric Home Goods Purrrfect for Holiday Gifting

On the fence about what to gift your cat-obsessed pals for the holidays? We ve rounded up six of our favorite personality-filled items that also serves as pawesome uses around the house. They may just leave you saying wow (or meow!)
The playing card design of this decked-out pillowcase set (above, left) will leave any cat-napper dreaming of their four-legged friends ($35; modcloth.com), while this clock (above, right) adds a cute twist and ode to 1971 thriller film A Clockwork Orange. Designed by illustrator and graphic designer Budi Kwan, it easily adds a pop or color and character to any room. What’s better than the gift of time? ($65; allposters.com)

Catbird’s Kitten Keepy Ring Dish was designed in collaboration with Chicago-based artist Susan Dwyer from Up in the Air Somewhere, a brand focused on ceramic and papier-mâché objects. The dish has just the right amount of space for rings and things—plus, has props for uniqueness: each item is one-of-a-kind as shapes vary slightly. (Jewelry shown sold separately. $22; catbirdnyc.com)
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Shake, shake, shake—these cat salt and pepper shakers will spice up your gift-giving game for sure. Sculpted by designer Jonathan Adler and his team in their N.Y.C. studio, these kitchen must-haves were then sent to Peru and taken straight to the hands of skilled artisans to make molds and craft each item out of high-fired stoneware. ($48; jonathanadler.com)

For the fashionista who’s into interior decorating: This piece by U.K.-based artist Marilyn Robertson easily adds some sass to any room. Choose a frame with the art print, and voila—you’re all set. (Print with Deco Frame, $58; allposters.com)

This cat mug will put a smile on any coffee lover’s face while they reach for their morning cup of joe. Designed by illustrator and graphic designer, Marcus Walters, we can’t get enough of the red heart-shaped nose! ($20; topshop.com)
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What s Right Meow: You ve Never Seen a Feline Jewelry Model as Precious as This

Set your sights on just about the most precious thing ever: Kiki, the kitten seen on Colette Jewelry’s Instagram, modeling alongside some of the brand’s finest new gems. Owned by French-Mexican designer Colette Steckel, the gray British shorthair is a new addition to the family—and already has a thing for diamonds.
Colette Jewelry is known for intricate stone-studded pieces including star-motif ear cuffs, flower pendants, and heart-arrow rings loved by celebs Katy Perry and Rihanna. Most of the pieces are made from Steckel’s workshop in Los Angeles, though she does work in Paris and Mexico City as well. Always mindful of fresh inspirations, Steckel produces collections that are constantly evolving; her upcoming pieces are shown off in Kiki s most recent photos.
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Here, we find an up-close and purrsonal moment of Kiki with a black diamond bow earring, which she holds in her left paw:
The piece, from the Atame collection, resembles a ribbon intertwined like knots and represents how couples share their lives, Steckel tells InStyle. “For me, that’s a relationship—you become one.”
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Named after luxury fashion brand, Kiki de Montparnasse, the cuddly cat was a recent Christmas gift given to Steckel’s daughter, Victoria. “My husband, Adrian and I got Kiki from a breeder in California—we knew she was the one after seeing how awake and playful she was,” says Steckel. Her family, including two sons, Alexis and Reuben, also has another cat of the same breed, Coco (named after iconic designer Coco Chanel) and a Chihuahua, Chloé (named after French fashion house Chloé).
Kiki is around jewelry all of the time—and just like any other girl, she loves diamonds, says Steckel, whose hand is seen below wearing three white diamond-encrusted wedding bands and playing with the feline.
“Most of the wedding pieces are classic, but they have more of an edge,” Steckel says. The above rings, from the Azúcar collection, were inspired by how love hurts.
In the picture at top, the chic feline pays close attention to the details of a flower-motif bracelet from the Les Fleurs collection. Steckel says, “This piece was made to look like a tattoo when worn on the wrist, and it took six months to create!
Next, I m planning on making a little gold name plate for Kiki s collar, Steckel says. Everyone is so into her and loves her photos on Instagram—she s going to be the pet of my brand.
Stay tuned on what gems Kiki has her eye on next by following @colettejewelry and shop jewels from the brand (starting at $1,500) at colettejewelry.com.
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What s Right Meow: Kittens and Kale

Because everyone needs a distraction (especially when it involves kittens), we bring you What s Right Meow a new weekly series in which we smother your face in feline love for a few brief moments and, just like our favorite domesticated friend, abruptly disappear and leave you hanging. Yes, we may pop up without warning and demand some more attention, pounce on some dust, swat at your fingers while you try to type, then disappear for long periods of time, where we may be caught napping or staring at leaf through the window. But despite our unreliable nature, at the end of the day, you won t be able to get enough of us. We dare you to try.
In this week s post, we share our current obsession, Kittens and Kale, a limited run series of artfully shot photo prints featuring kale recipes from LA s hottest spots (like Alma, Forage, and Moon Juice) and seven recently-adopted kittens.
$$$: A set of 10 prints costs $20 with $5 from each sale going to the no-kill advocacy non profit, Best Friends Animal Society.
Behind the Scenes: The idea came to fruition thanks to the creative collaboration of writer (and InStyle contrib) Andi Teran, her photographer husband, Hamish Robertson, and their pals director and book store owner Claire Cottrell and artist Lauren Spencer-King.  We are all parents of rescue animals and wanted to spread the word about the importance of rescue adoptions, says Teran; her cats—Oskar and Alfie—are in the series.
Want more cat nip? Check out our celebrity pet gallery for more purr-fect pics.