Wed · 12 August 2026

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Small things, in the texture of a life.

A magazine of short, considered lists. Each object chosen by an editor who has, in most cases, lived with it. The first list is below.

Edited by Claire Henley Read the Lead Story
A coffee cup, leather notebook, and earbuds on rumpled linen in dappled morning light.

The Lists.

A hand-cut leather camera strap
For Him · Handmade

21 Creative DIY Gifts for your boyfriend.

Twenty-one things worth making by hand, for the man who says he wants nothing. Each one links out to the maker who worked it out first.

By Claire Henley · 6 min read
A friendship bracelet knotted by hand
For Her · DIY

21 DIY Birthday Gifts for your best friend.

Twenty-one things worth making by hand for the friend who has seen every version of you. Each one links out to the maker who worked it out first.

By Claire Henley · 6 min read

"We started Segenza because the internet had become an unkind place to shop for the people we love." A gift, properly given, is a small act of attention, it says I noticed. It is not an algorithm's idea of what you might also enjoy. So we made a magazine: considered lists, every object chosen by an editor who has, in most cases, lived with it. Should something arrive at your door because of us, may it earn its place.

Claire Henley, Founding Editor
  1. 15 long distance gifts for him to use while you're apart
  2. 17 anniversary gifts for him that follow the traditional year
  3. 21 birthday gifts for the boyfriend who says he wants nothing
  4. 21 creative DIY gifts for your boyfriend
  1. 21 gifts for the mom who never buys anything for herself
  2. 21 birthday gifts for the best friend who tells you everything
  3. 19 gifts for the sister who is impossible to buy for
  4. 21 DIY birthday gifts for your best friend
  1. 19 housewarming gifts better than a candle
  1. 17 labor and delivery nurse gifts for the team who delivered your baby
  2. 15 baby shower gifts the registry always forgets
  3. 17 retirement gifts for women who earned every hour

A weekly dispatch, posted Sunday morning.

One small object we are sending, one short reason why. No more than that.