Gifts

You know those scenes in the movies when someone gets a huge bouquet delivered to their office? And all the co-workers gather and gush about what a sweetie the sender must be? Well, you can be that sender in 2025, thanks to Urban List finding the best flower delivery Melbourne has to offer.

Looking to unleash your inner creative and get your hands a little dirty? Us too—we haven’t done pottery since Year 8 art class. Thankfully, Melbourne's thriving pottery scene is the perfect place to reconnect with those earthy roots.

Admit it, there's nothing better than a gift card.

Never underestimate the power of a decor-centric gift.

All the must-have and super thoughtful gifts for her. 

Searching for the best gifts to give mum this year? In an effort to show our mums how much we love them, we’ve scoured the internet and pulled together a list of gifts almost worthy of their great recipient. 

Little luxuries are where it's at. 

Whether it’s your brother, friend, a new(ish) relationship, or a long-term partner, trying to find the perfect gift for the man isn't easy.

A curated selection of gifts suitable for every type of outdoor-loving human. 

From snack-sized stocking fillers to show-stopping kitchen essentials, here's our list of gifts sure to please the discerning foodie in your life.

Ah, Christmas—the season of sparkly lights, festive tunes and a to-do list longer than Santa’s. Between finding the perfect gift, planning events that scream “holiday spirit” and navigating the chaos of end of year celebrations, it’s easy to feel like an overworked elf. But don’t worry, we’re here to help you shop, explore and eat your way to a stress-free December 25th.

Add some sparkle to your beauty lover's festive season. 

Lavish bouquet-filled tablescapes fill our feeds and online orders for bouquets are booming—the internet has transformed the floristry industry, and we’re lapping it up

No, it's not just you—eBikes are everywhere right now.

Make conscious and considered choices when deciding what to buy and give.

Brownie points. We’re all searching for them. Little gestures to write ourselves into the good books (and that mean we won’t have to take out the rubbish for at least two weeks). Well good news, guys—we found a way to max the brownie points. And the only finger you’ll need is your thumb on your phone. Introducing Melbourne’s coolest gift delivery services.

With help from Philips, we’ve curated a list of tips to level-up your already loyal routine.   

The answers to all your questions and curiosities before you jump into your big e-bike purchase.

100+ banging and easy-to-order gift ideas for your folks, friends, mates and dates.

As the temps drop, movie dates in bed and cosy nights on the couch become a whole lot more tempting than going out. So there’s never been a better time to turn your abode into a sanctuary of self-care. 

Inspired by the effortless street style captured during Paris fashion week, our sartorial inspo this season is to embrace the minimalist mindset to maximise uniqueness. In other words, pairing back all the noise and leaning into pieces that feel uniquely you. The latest arrivals from H&M’s upcoming AW23 collection tap into this celebration of simplicity and confidence. 

There’s a piece in here fit for every occasion.

Annnd that’s a wrap. The festive season is behind us. While there are no more presents sitting enticingly below the tree, there’s no need to put a stop to the treats. Make time for yourself and seek moments of indulgence and bliss—no matter how big or small. 

Melbourne's blessed with a serious amount of great florists, ones that cater to weddings, other events, and even just if you're looking at picking a sneaky bunch up to brighten up your home.

As part of the Evenings module for Reason Season, these our fave reads to unwind before bed to reap all of those relaxing rewards.

From August 11 until September 4, R.M.Williams is giving you the chance to score one of five shopping experiences, including a $4,000 voucher and a private styling appointment.

Nestled in the beating heart of Surfers Paradise, we’ve found the perfect place for the ultimate fun day out. Think: epic games, live sport and a total foodie nirvana. So where can you find this awesome spot? Perched on the corner of Surfers Paradise Boulevard and Cavill Mall, boasting a 100-metre frontage opposite the world-famous Surfers Paradise Beach, is Paradise Centre. Home to over 90 stores, an alfresco dining precinct and a buzzing entertainment hub, gather your crew and make tracks here stat.

If you’re thinking of hosting your mates at your place soon, we’ve teamed up with Jacob’s Creek newest drop Lively Bunch—a deliciously crisp Pinot Noir that’s best served slightly chilled—to bring you a list of playful “chilled vibe” essentials that’ll liven up your laid-back feast in the best way possible. 

This summer, we're feeling extra appreciative of the people in our lives after a pretty rough 2021. And for many of us, that might mean showing our special someone love through presents. But getting the right gift for someone is never an easy task—chocolates and flowers are just not cutting it this year. 

After the pure chaos of the last two years, we're all about embracing self-love and wellness in 2022, so we'll be using February 14 as an excuse to treat number one. 

Summer has arrived and brought with it an abundance of sunshine, good times and sweet memories. We’re back to those iconic moments of getting dressed up for a night out, spending our weekends road tripping along the coast and enjoying good food in good company. 

Here at Urban List, we often talk about how your fashion thirst shouldn’t cost the earth—and the same goes for your home. 

It’s that time of year again—Christmas is right around the corner and with it comes countless crazy sales and deals to lighten the load on your wallet as you stock up for the silly season. 

With summer fast approaching and bringing with it the perfect excuse to indulge in good food and good company, we caught up with Alex and Heleena to uncover their food styling and entertaining tips, and how they perfectly photograph their visual feasts with the help of the new Samsung Galaxy Z Flip3 5G available at Optus.

Urban List is turning 10 and we’re in the mood to celebrate. And what better way to celebrate than by dropping some sweet-looking merch just in time for your summer wardrobe refresh.

I'm sure we can all agree that after spending so much time at home this year, we need less stuff and more experiences. After all, research has shown that getting among something new leaves a meaningful mark on our memories.

Fact; foodie experiences take the cake when it comes to Christmas gifting. No more random socks, candles or regifted bottles of wine—we’ve found a way to truly show your loved ones you care this holiday season. 

If there was ever a Christmas to treat your loved ones like the queens they are, this is it. Say it with us—I vow not to purchase a single boring bath bomb this year. Good. 

From growing burgers in labs to paying for our groceries with cryptocurrency, technology continues to push its way into new realms of our everyday life. 

If you’d rather sip your tea than spill it, this one’s for you. We’ve teamed up with T2 to round up the latest and greatest must-have everything avid drinker needs to get around. We warn you, shopping carts are about the be full. 

Metro Baby is here to make you look like the most thoughtful friend ever with their curated range of baby goods to scope out for baby shower gift ideas. 

The winners of The Circle Awards AUS & NZ 2021 have officially been announced, and our carts (and hearts) are full of sustainable swaps we never knew we needed.

Ever wanted to shout someone a coffee, wine, burger, or beer, but haven’t been able to because you’re too busy, or they’re too far away? What about sending someone a gift—not a pricey bottle of bubbles or an extravagant bouquet, just something small to show you care?

If you totally forgot that Mother’s Day is this Sunday 9 May then don’t worry, you’re not alone. But curb the stress because we’ve got all the last-minute ideas sorted so you can retain that sweet angelic reputation in your Mum’s eyes. Whether you’re buying for Mum or a carer or special guardian, there’s plenty here to make their day special. 

If you’ve got Instagram and live within the city’s inner burbs, you’ve likely scrolled past the magic of Miss Trixie and Bloom Boy. Creative prodigies in their own rights, and both doubling down on their niches—which are cakes and flowers respectively—via a flair that’s quintessentially Melbourne. And now, the pair who first met via Instagram are putting on a Mother’s Day pop up that’s far, far cooler than that corner-store florist you stop past on the way to Mum’s at around this time each year (do better).

Frantically trying to find the perfect Mother’s Day gift for your mum, aunt, gran, or any other special women in your life? Take a deep breath and forget the frenzy—we’ve got you covered this year. From fancy lamington cakes and jewellery to one-of-a-kind finds you’ll only pick up in Melbourne, browse our top picks that will make mum feel special.

We’re here to help you treat your mum, aunty, or whoever the special woman is in your life, to something she’ll actually love this Mother’s Day. 

The southside of Melbourne is having a real moment, the steady stream of new venues and sister stores to northside originals continues with Andrew McConnell's Morning Market hitting the strip of High Street in Prahran.

Whether it’s shopping for Christmas, for special occasions, for groceries, or just for the hellavit, here are some ways to show small businesses some extra lovin’ in the New Year.

Here’s how to get your Christmas shopping sorted while reviving Melbourne’s small business scene this year.

Get around H&M's latest collab dedicated to days spent at the beach and in the surf. 

From board games to candles and must-have sneakers, we’ve round up seven gifts that even the most impossible-to-but-for will love. 

Melbourne has plenty of markets for you to choose from, so grab a basket and get a taste of country living at Melbourne’s best farmers’ markets. 

While we love everything about Christmas, nailing everyone’s Christmas gifts can be an arduous task. Although, it doesn’t have to be.

Here are eight florists where you can get your hands on some of Melbourne’s best dried flowers to liven up your living space. 

It's been one hell of a year... but if one thing is for sure, it's that there’s never been a better time to look out for one another and give back to those who need it most.  We know that sometimes it can be hard to make a meaningful impact on your own — which is why we love to get around the brands that help to make big things happen. Buying from ethically conscious brands, putting dollars back into community initiatives, and consciously ditching products that aren't made on our shores—it’s the easiest way to spread joy, help, and happiness to those who need it most right now. 

Fair to say we could all use a little pampering right now. And if you’re going to pamper yourself, you may as well support Victorian businesses at the same time, right? For that, you’re going to need Click for Vic. It’s an online store, stocked with nothing but true blue, 100% locally-owned Victorian goodness, brought to you by the guys at Visit Victoria.

To help you feed your addiction for the greater good, we’ve rounded up the best Victorian produce, the best Victorian wellness goodies, and now we’ve got the best Victorian fashion boutiques (to feed your out-of-control lockdown shopping addiction). If you’re going to buy way too many clothes, they may as well be Victorian clothes, right?

Want to support Victorian businesses? No worries. Sit down on the couch, fire up the laptop, and head to Click for Vic. It’s an online store, stocked with nothing but true blue, 100% locally-owned Victorian goodness, brought to you by the guys at Visit Victoria. We’re talking beers from the Great Ocean Road, fresh produce from Geelong, canned cocktails from Fitzroy, olive oil from the Mornington Peninsula and spices from the Loddon Valley (and that’s just the stuff you can eat).

Koko Black has just dropped their 'Australian Classics Collection' and it'll tug at your nostalgia strings perfectly. 

Sprinkle a hint of normality back into your life with face coverings that depict Melbourne’s public transport seat prints.

And now, for some good news, Four Pillars is releasing a new, savoury gin into its core range.

We're all doing a lot more shopping since we've been stuck at home, and given Father's Day is coming up, you're probably still looking for ideas to spoil dad this year.

With Father’s Day just around the corner, we’ve done the hard work for you and rounded up the best gifts for the dad that fancies a tipple or two. From specialty tumblers to classy bar tools and even cocktail-inspired art, we’ve teamed up with Maker’s Mark to serve up everything you should add to cart for the whisky-lover in your life. 

Celebrating? Chocolate. Commiserating? Chocolate. Holed up in your apartment thinking about how you’re going to push through lockdown round two? Chocolate. No matter the emotion, chocolate is the one thing we can always rely on.

Grab yourself a re-usable, vacuum insulated water bottle that is not only stylish but also eco-friendly for 20 per cent off. 

Mother’s Day is looking a little different this year with our usual mimosa-filled brunches off the table. The big day is just two weeks away so if you’re scrambling to find the perfect gift for the perfect woman in your life, we have just the thing. 

There’s a fair chance you won’t be spending Mother’s Day with the old lady this year, but don’t for a second think you’re getting off scot-free without showing her some love. If you’re struggling for ideas past that Zoom call with the family, take a look at the below and get mum sorted.

In the wake of COVID-19 and physical distancing, we’re stationed at our laptops while working from home and scrolling our phones to feel connected more than ever before.

One of the many ways we’re surviving and thriving in the depths of self-isolation is with a little retail therapy to support Aussie fashion labels, of course.

There's a serious amount of online ordering going on around Australia, and the rest of the world right now. 

Crockd is all about getting out of your head and into your hands. It’s a DIY pottery kit that can be delivered right to your front door, so there’s no need to break quarantine to get your craft on. 

It’s been another massive year, and no doubt you’ve had your fill of the best food that Melbourne has to offer. And given it’s a new decade, why not continue that trend?

Between all the pavlova, drinks, tinsel, and gifts, we tend to consume to excess—but a sustainable Christmas doesn’t mean it has to be any less magical.

Whether you’re shopping for yourself or someone else, let this be your guide to a more sustainable Christmas.

It all started after a few big nights on the cans in South Korea.

If you’ve been looking for an excuse to expand your LEGO set collection, this news is about to hit you like a ton of bricks: Alceon Group just named Westfield Doncaster as the location of its first Victorian LEGO® Certified Store.

We’ve not only found a bunch of gifts your dad will love, but we’ve also found gifts that give back. 

For some, tea isn’t just a refreshment, it’s an obsession. And for those, news of Melbourne Tea Festival hitting Meat Market on Sunday 21 July will be extremely welcome.

Unless you’ve been living under a seriously large rock for the past couple of years, you’re more than likely to be aware of Melbourne’s massive art and design market—Finders Keepers.

Created in direct collaboration with Third Drawer Down and British visual artist David Shrigley, the Third Drawer Down X David Shrigley General Store concept store is about to become your new favourite place to be.

Whether you want to gift something sentimental, practical or inspiring, Mother’s Day is a chance to to show mum you care and thank her for being the boss that brought you into the world. Here’s your ultimate Mother’s Day guide.

If you're not allowed to have a pet, you can still show your nurturing skills for something of another kind - with plants. Melbourne boasts a wide variety of nurseries where you can find the perfect little plant to add some green into your life, no matter how big or small.

Welcome to your weekly urban culture wrap.

Denver & Liely is one of Australia’s great home-grown success stories. The brand launched a whisky glass a few years back, followed by a bourbon glass, and has recently released yet another specialty drinking implement that’s a little more on the adventurous side: a travel flask. Because what’s better than a little pick-me-up on the go?

Hot Cross Bun chocolate, need we say more?

Valentine's Day is approaching, and despite what you might think—it's not just about your significant other.

If you’re out and about in any major city, it’s likely you’ve been bailed up on the corner by an overly-enthusiastic backpacker in a brightly coloured t-shirt wanting “just a minute” of your time to talk about donating to one charity or another. And while you might normally brush them off with a mumbled excuse, there may come a day when you’re feeling generous and decide to stop, have a chat, and hand over your credit card digits. But have you ever wondered where your money ends up?

Without exaggerating, gift giving would be right up there on the list of life’s most difficult tasks.

Christmas is all about giving and what’s better than giving to those in need? These gifts won’t only treat your bestie, they’ll also be helping you do good deed from helping the homeless in Australia to funding a day’s schooling for kids in Africa and Asia.

You never realise how hard it is to buy for a vegan until you’re stuck doing it. Make things easy on yourself and treat your vegan friend to one of these treats.

The Chapel Lane Huts have officially relaunched after a major renovation to the 12 pop-up shops. Get excited, because the new pop-ups are better than ever.

To propel positive change this holiday season, we’ve rounded up seven of our favourite ING Dreamstarter startups, each with standout causes to get behind and sustainable products worth giving.

Delivery services are having a moment and we are ALL for it. You literally don’t have to go anywhere any more. So when we discovered you can get premium wines delivered to your front door, we—quite simply—lost the plot.

“Bourbon is the next big thing,” says Denver Cramer, one half of the boutique glassware juggernaut, Denver & Liely. “Last year it was gin. But I reckon second half of 2019, you’re going to see bourbon everywhere.”

Buying birthday presents is the f*cking worst. First you have to figure out what the hell the gift recipient wants. Then you have to find the darn thing. And don’t even get us started on wrapping.

You should be well acquainted with The 5TH by now, their range of watches has been adorning wrists around Australia—and the world—for a while now, and this week they’re launching a whole new range of small leather goods.

If like me, you’re filled with the constant guilt of having to leave your best friend at home when you go to work then you’re about to have that weight lifted.

It’s another week, and here we are to give you the news you need to know—where to buy indoor plants in Melbourne this weekend.

​It’s not too late guys. Mother’s Day is still T-minus like a week-and-a-half. You’re cool. In fact, not only have we chucked together a list of all the Mother’s Day things going on in Melbourne (heads up, there’s a lot) you can also snag Mum a pair of monogrammed UGG boots in the CBD this weekend.

What’s on RiRi’s wrist?

It’s the most wonderful time of the year, and while you’re out enjoying the festivities and saying awkward things to your boss at the Christmas party, your best friend is at home waiting for you, hoping that you’ll be home soon.

Every year what seems like a quarter of the national population leaves their Christmas shopping until the last minute.

As you’re downing a hard-earned beer this summer, we’ve no doubt you’re probably thinking about how many different craft beers you’ve actually managed to attack over your drinking journey.

​Team, we’re well aware of your indoor plant obsession—hell, we’re obsessed too. That’s why we’re committed to letting you know about all the sweet indoor plant sales you need to know about before Christmas.

Last year, we published a passive-aggressive gift guide to help you be an undercover asshole at Christmas. And frankly, you guys really seemed to like it. So we came up with some new suggestions for those of you are feeling slightly passive aggressive this gift-giving season… and, well, always.

​Each and every year Christmas swings around and we are yet again faced with the impossible task of pretending to love the shit our rellies regift us in recycled wrapping paper (looking at you, Gran). 

If you needed an excuse to buy more chocolate this Christmas, here is that exact reason

In between stocking up on soaps for your nan and jocks and socks for dad, your poor floof—the very being that brings you joy and happiness 365 days a year—gets a quick pat, the turkey leftovers and a bowl of kibble. And that’s just not on, frankly.

LBH, Christmas shopping for guys is hard. 

Guys shut the front door! Just when you thought you could never be more reliant on your smartphone, someone goes an invents a phone cover that will brew you a cup of coffee. No, we're not joking.

ICYMI Christmas is here!

It’s that time of the year when we start planning exactly how much we’re going to destroy our summer bod with delicious treats. All that work in the gym over winter pays off with feasting that cannot be beaten, at least until next Christmas.

Nothing says 'I hate you' better than this one. 

Not to sound like an infomercial during the Today Show, but have you ever thought there’s probably a better way to make a keyring so that we don’t have to tear our fingernails apart while changing keys?

You can get almost anything delivered in Melbourne these days, food, booze, gifts, it’s all possible. But now, there’s a new option that has set up shop in town.

We’ve heard that you guys like indoor plants, and you especially like indoor plant sales happening around Melbourne. Well, our friends at The Jungle Collective are at it again with another massive indoor plant warehouse sale.

To help you help an indoor plant live a long, happy life, here is what indoor plant you should get based on your star sign. 

Calling all wizards, muggles, squibs and humans, there’s some truly magical news coming out of the ‘burbs this week: Australia has its first ever Harry Potter store!

Listen up, kids, we know there hasn’t been any Michael Hill jewellery ads or national ‘Best Dad in the World’ competitions, but Father’s Day is quite literally this Sunday and the clock’s ticking if you still haven’t bought him a present.