The makers behind New York’s Christmas markets
Four Manhattan markets, four different afternoons—and the makers whose ceramics, bread and quietly playful home goods give a gift something to say.
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A dumpling can be a candle. At SouveDeer, familiar forms from a Taiwanese table—xiao long bao, a teacup, a bamboo steamer—become objects for another kind of domestic ritual. Founder I-Chieh Wu moved to New York in 2025; her sister continues the business’s work in Taiwan. Their small-batch home goods carry that conversation between places into a New York apartment.
This is a useful starting point for Christmas shopping in the city. Follow a material, a person or an idea that interests you, and a market becomes much easier to navigate. A ceramicist’s sense of humor, a baker’s choice of flour or a candle’s reusable container can give a small purchase a life beyond the afternoon you bought it.
