The Best Gifts For The Boss Or Teacher In Your Life, Curated By Our In-The-Know Friends

Leanne Shapton is a Canadian artist and graphic novelist, now living in New York City. . Check out her website for a full list of novels and artwork she has created: leanneshapton.com. - - - Sara Ruffin Costello is a New Orleans based design, travel, fashion and food writer. The once editor of Domino Magazine, she now contributes to New York Times' T Magazine, Travel and Leisure, Vogue and other rags. Follow her here: sararuffincostello.com and @sararuffincostello - Hikari Yokoyama is part of the founding team at Paddle8, cultural curator, trustee of Women for Women International. Follow her here: @hikariyoko - Casey Fremont is the director of Art Production Fund, an organization founded by Yvonne Force and Doreen Remen that commissions and produces public art projects. Art Production Fund has collaborated with some of the world's most talented visionaries to produce projects of incredible cultural significance, and Casey is at the helm of it. Follow her: @caseyfremont - - John Derian is a designer and retailer to his quirky East Village store, stocked with the coolest home furnishings for NYC's most stylish residents. Follow him: @johnderian - Valerie Bolster and Meredith Melling are the co-founders of the new creative consultancy agency La Marque, and have worked with an impressive list of clients, including Theory and Tiffany & Co. - Follow them: @meredithmelling, @valerieboster - - Nina Freudenberger is the owner of Haus Interior, a stylish interior design company with locations in both New York City and Los Angeles. Her company has landed in major publications including W Magazine, Refinery 29, The New York Times, and New York Magazine. - Follow her: @ninafreudenberger Julie Rice is the co-founder of one of NYC's latest fitness crazes: SoulCycle. Julie, along with her company's wildly popular success, caught the attention of The New York Times as well as The New York Observer. - - - Bonnie Morrison is one of the city's top fashion publicists, and was named among the 50 Most Stylish Women in NYC by Complex Magazine. We think it goes without saying, but this "It" girl is definitely one to turn to for any fashion, styling, and shopping advice. Follow her: @fiercegrandma - - Rachel Blumenthal is the CEO and co-founder of Cricket's Circle, an online guide complete with helpful tips and products that every mother-to-be must have. Follow her: @cricketscircle - - John Robshaw is the brilliant designer behind John Robshaw Textiles. His travels and talent for his craft led him to create truly exceptional merchandise for the chicest of homes. Follow him: @johnrobshaw - - Chiara de Rege is one of our favorite interior designers, who's works have landed her impressive features in Vogue and Meta Interiors. Follow her: @chiaraderege - - - - Blair Voltz Clarke is the woman behind the independent fine art company, Voltz Clark LLC, which aims to promote contemporary artists through consulting and public exhibitions. Blair founded the company in 2002, and since then, the company has found major success. Blair is also a member of Art Table and Young Collectors of the Guggenheim, among other associations. Follow her: @blairvoltzclarke - Samantha Yanks is the Editor in Chief of Hamptons Magazine, and knows all that there is to know about the Hamptons' hottest social scene. Follow her: @samanthayanks - - Marjorie Gubelmann, or DJ MAD MARJ, is a prominent socialite who's made quite the impression on the music scene. Last year, W Magazine profiled Marjorie, and you may have also spotted her in Vanity Fair and Paper Mag, among other publications. When it comes to the A-list, Marjorie's at the top. Follow her: @marjoriegubelmann and @djmadmarj - - Ari Cohen is an unconventional street style photographer who's work (capturing the fashions of older men and women) is among the coolest in the business. He's the founder of ADVANCED STYLE, the skyrocketing blog which that premiered a major documentary in September of 2014. Follow him: @advancedstyle - - Claire Distenfeld is the founder of the luxurious Upper East Side boutique, Fivestory. Her work within the fashion industry has been featured in Harper's Bazaar, The Coveteur, and The Cut. Follow her: @claire_fivestory - - Nick Haramis is a Senior Features Editor at T: The New York Times Style Magazine. Before that he was the editor at BULLETT Magazine, and, earlier, at BlackBook Media. He has interviewed loads of big names like James Franco, Blake Lively, Jonah Hill, Bill Murray and more. Follow him: @nickkharamis - Amirah Kassem is a flourist at Flour Shop NYC and has baked up the best desserts for Vogue, Katy Perry, the Wu-Tang Clan, and more. Her infectious energy and vivacious personality is taking the fashion world by storm, one cake at a time. Follow her: @amirahkassem