Higher Education

University recognition gifts

Bespoke recognition gifts for the alumni and donors who carry your institution with them. Each one is drawn from scratch in your colors and crest, handcrafted in Britain, and made for your university alone. From a custom scarf to an enamel badge, we design gifts your community keeps for life.

Northwestern University alumni association custom silk scarf and tie

Why bespoke

Alumni and donors deserve more than a branded trinket

A major gift to a university is rarely about the money alone. The thank you you send carries the relationship forward, so we make it worth keeping. Every piece is exclusive to your institution and never sold to anyone else.

For Northwestern, Cornell, Notre Dame, Georgetown, Columbia and the University of Michigan, Emma has woven the institution's story through each design with quiet, less-is-more pattern repeats. A donor carries the gift as they travel, and it tells your story for you.

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Recommended gifts

Gifts that wear your colors well

Cornell University custom Saxony wool scarf with gift box

Custom university scarf

Silk & Saxony Wool Scarves

Woven in your colors for alumni weekends, reunions and donor circles.

Georgetown University custom silk scarf and tie set

Ties & scarves

Silk Ties & Bow Ties

A matched scarf and tie set that looks at home at any alumni gathering.

Badges & pins

Collegiate Badges & Cufflinks

Magnetic and medallion badges, enamel cufflinks and lapel pins bearing your crest.

University of Notre Dame leather coasters

Leather goods

Embossed Leather Goods

Coasters, totes and accessories in English vegetable-tanned bridle leather.

Graduation recognition

Blazer Badges & Honors Pins

Mark a graduation, an honors society or a distinguished award with a badge to keep.

Cornell University custom alumni tote bag

Alumni gifts

Totes & Messenger Bags

Practical alumni gifts your graduates carry long after they leave campus.

How it works

From your campus story to a finished gift

You talk with Emma, our designer and co-founder, about your alumni and donor programs, your colors and crest, and what makes your campus worth remembering.
Emma weaves your story through the design and makes samples for your approval before anything goes into production.
Emma inspects each finished gift, then hand-wraps it in a box branded for your university. Inside, your message of thanks is printed on a notecard, with the provenance of the gift on the reverse.

"You took us to the moon and back by touching our heirloom-quality gifts with the same love and care we have for our benefactors. You helped us create special memories so they can always remember their extraordinary impact on the Notre Dame family. From the bottom of our hearts, it has been a pleasure working with you. Until next time!"

Jessica Reasons and Tory Grimes · The University of Notre Dame

Let's design something to be cherished.

Tell us about the alumni and donors you want to thank. We will set up a short introductory call, then design a gift that says it properly. Email mark.harris@harrismade.com or call (+1) 312-952-5568.

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