Stationery Bureau in Mara
A navy leather desk bureau from the Bond Street stationer, with a place for every card, envelope and letter. For the new corner office, or the one at home.
Whether you are his partner, his team or the person organizing the office gift, buying for an executive is hard. He has the pen, the chair and the briefcase, or thinks he does.
These are the upgrades he will use every working day, at a range of budgets, from a smart recorder for his meetings to a Smythson stationery bureau.
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A navy leather desk bureau from the Bond Street stationer, with a place for every card, envelope and letter. For the new corner office, or the one at home.
The 1958 Eames design, still the chair of choice in boardrooms. Polished aluminum and leather, made in Michigan.
Black Meisterstück leather, built for the new office and the board meeting. Montblanc can personalize it with his initials.
A black suit in fine merino twill from Italy's great tailoring house. Sharp enough for the board meeting, and for every black-tie evening that isn't quite black tie.
A recorder the size of a credit card that clips to his phone and turns every meeting and call into a transcript and summary, in 112 languages. A PCWorld Editors' Choice.
Where his watch, cufflinks and keys land at the end of the day, in Smythson's scuff-resistant Panama leather.
The ergonomic chair for the man who spends long days at his desk. TechRadar's reviewers found it 'remarkably comfortable for long sessions.' 12-year warranty.
Brushed metal with palladium-finish screws borrowed from the Santos watch. The pen he'll reach for at every signing.
New York's storied engraver since 1878: correspondence cards with his monogram, hand-painted edges and his choice of ink. A stationer collectors call 'the best.'
The Italian design icon from 1987, winner of the Compasso d'Oro. Its steel cables and pivoting head let him aim the light exactly where he needs it.
A lamp that matches daylight through the day to ease eye strain, with LEDs meant to last 60 years. TechRadar called it 'a showstopper.'
A wood and brushed-steel desk clock with a world-time dial of major cities and a little airplane that circles as the second hand. Comes with a plate for engraving.
Heavy French crystal in Baccarat's oldest pattern. The bar cart's centerpiece for decades.
Handmade in England from Smythson's scuff-resistant Panama calfskin, with gold-stamped pockets for his passport and boarding pass.
Italian full-grain leather with a suede lining, so three of his best watches travel safely on the jet.