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Hosting is often thought of as a lost art, like fencing or speaking to people face to face. At Houseplant we feel that all it takes to be a great host is a desire to be a great host. Looking for tips on how to handle the holidays - Seth joined MR PORTER for their November cover story to share how he handles the holidays. Click to read the full story.

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1. The Guestlist

A successful party needs planning and skill and it all starts with the perfect guest list. So, how do you put that together? It’s simple really. You want to invite as many cool, interesting people that are fun to talk to as you can, and as few lame, terrible, boring to talk to people as you can.

Block Table Lighter

A lighter so beautiful and so substantial that you’ll (probably) never lose it no matter how hard you try. It also has an ashtray built into the lid to make your life easy.

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Crackle Vase

Snap. Crackle. Vase. Introducing the Crackle Vase by Seth featuring a new specialty glaze in light blue.

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Pebble Match Strike

Looks like two stones stacked on top of one another, but is actually a match striker, a match holder, and an ashtray.

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2. THE VIBE

So the guestlist has been decided, how do you go about setting the vibe? Music is obviously incredibly subjective and personal, and we often find ourselves DJing the party because we can’t trust anyone else with this responsibility.

HOUSEPLANT VINYL

set the vibe

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Standing Ashtray

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$295

3. THE WARDROBE

The stage is set, now the big question, what to wear? The last thing you want is to go too obvious, or show up dressed in the same thing as someone else.

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THE GIFT

Some gifts are universal (cash!), but the best gifts are highly personal.

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For people who have generally good taste in shit.