Need some inspiration for presents? bored of the ordinary?

The Urbis shop is first in the city for original gifts including jewellery, gamed, gadgets and books about street art, design, fashion, music and Manchester!

Let the Urbis shop help you get all your shopping done in one go with unique gift ideas for all the family…  

Gifts for Mum

Why not treat mum to a Colourspash camera and give her inspiration in the garden with Grow It Sunflower seeds

• Grow It Sunflowers £15.99 - Contains 3 varieties of Sunflower seeds, pots & soil
• Coloursplash Camera £52.00 – ‘Lets you splash your subject with a burst of coloured light’ uses normal 35mm film
• Taz-Ah Mug £11.95 - By Attua Aparicio Torinos, looks like an ordinary mug until you use it, comes in pig, dog, tiger and rabbit designs
• Solar Panel Butterfly £13.99 – Solar powered butterfly, the more the sun shines the more the butterfly flutters
• I Love Manchester Eco Tote Bag £6.99 - Get rid of your plastic bags and be proud of Manchester

Gifts for Dad

Keep Dad happy with the perfect cup of tea and amused with Wit and Wisdom of the North

• Toothbrush Holder £11.99 – A white ceramic tooth for your toothbrush!
• My Cuppa Tea Mug £9.50 – Make sure you always get that perfect cup of tea by using a mug with colour matching tones
• Wit and Wisdom of the North £12.99 - 'The first and ultimate book of northern wit and wisdom’
• Manchester Monopoly £28.99 – Limited edition Manchester version of this famous game

Gifts for Sister

Treat sis to a funky Pucca bag or a cool Fresh Fruits Book

• Momiji Mug £7.99 – Super cute mugs designed by the award winning manga artist Joanna Zhou
• Pucca Rucksack £12.99  - Pucca strawberry design backpack/rucksack
• Fresh Fruits Book £19.95 -  A unique collection of Tokyo teenage street fashion portraits
• Girly Girls Point it Book £4.99 – ‘Because real girls just have to point’

Gifts for Brother

Any brother would love a Manchester classic book from Cummings, and keep him out of trouble building his own paper robots

• Ugly Dolls £15.99 – dolls, both ugly and collectible they come in a range of characters
• Mr.P Lick Mug £6.99 – Mug features a fake coffee drip with Mr P reaching up to lick it!
• Manchester: Looking for the Light Through the Pouring Rain by Kevin Cummins £30.00 – A visually stunning photographic record of Manchester and its pop history. Signed copies available.
• Build your Own Paper Robots £9.99 – Features 14 robot models to colour, print and build together with a CD  providing ready-to-print templates. 

Open daily 10am – 6pm.
Urbis, Cathedral Gardens, Manchester, M4 3BG.
0161 605 8220