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Gifted from •age 47

FOR HIM

Let him (or her!) feel what it's like to truly fly

like a bird — that is, without an engine — on
a GLIDER RIDE (starts at $70). After a tow

plane releases your glider, it's just you, your
pilot and a 5,300-foot view of the world (from
Richmond Field, north of Chelsea), for at least
20 minutes, as you use lift, air currents and
gravity to soar and float your way back down
to Earth. If you're up for it, you can even have
a turn at the wheel (the stick, actually), or use
your trip toward a full FAA Private Pilot Glider
license. (734-498-2075; sandhillsoaring.org ).

He can show his
age and Detroit
roots with a dose
of music cred with
a PINE KNOB
T-SHIRT ($25).

City Style, Berkley
(248 548-2489;
citystyleinc.com ).

A non-traditional take
on the toy robot (no
batteries required!), the
David Weeks-designed
hardwood CUBEBOT ($8)

by Areaware is inspired by
Japanese Shinto Kumi-ki
puzzles, can hold dozens
of poses (to keep him
company at work) and
fold up neatly into a
perfect cube. Nora,
Detroit (313-831-4845;
noramodern.com ).

FOR GRANDMA

Sterling silver and black leather meet in David
Yurman's stunning MODERN CABLE ID BRACELET
($595). Area Tapper's Diamonds & Fine Jewelry
(tappers.com ).

FOR GRANDPA

Enable grandpa to easily
modernize and preserve
decades of family memories
with a negative, slide and
print scanner. The ION
AUDIO PICS 2 SD IMAGE
CONVERTER ($107.45)

requires no computer, as the
5.1 megapixel sensor scans
and saves images as digital
files on a memory card,
which can be transferred to
any computer. B&H Photo
(bhphotovideo.com ).

Kate Spade New York's leather
QUILTED LOGO GLOVE ($148)
is detailed with gold-tone
hardware. Area Nordstrom stores
(nordstrom.com ).

"And through the dancing poppy stole a
dream soft upon my soul," wrote John
Keats. Southern artist Houston Llew,
who dabbled in logistics, accounting and
poker before he came to art, handcrafts
SPIRITILES, like this one, entitled
"Dream On" ($128.95): Copper and
wood wall sculptures topped with
shimmering glass images are embedded
with a quote of inspiration on the side.
Art Leaders Gallery, West Bloomfield
(248-539-0262; art-leaders-gallery.com ).

Wrap her up in your love — and Chan
Luu's yellow-leather RHINESTONE
WRAP BRACELET ($155). Area Marlee's
by Tapper's (marleestyle.com ).

48 November 27 • 2014

Add some visual energy to the
patriarch's office or man cave
with Fathead's stunning peel-
and-stick life-size wall graphics
(not just for kids!), like this AL
KALINE DECAL ($99). Fathead
(fathead.com).

Inspired by the architecture
of the industrial age of the
1930s, Aram's GOTHAM
MAGNIFYING GLASS
AND LETTER OPENER
SET ($129) is crafted
of forged stainless and
black nickelplate in a
design. Artloft Gallery,
Birmingham (248-647-4007;
artloftonline.com ).