First project for decor product

Hello guys,

I am trying to create a decor product that would have 3-4 smartphones in it's proximity and I need to be able to detect them individually and perform some simple actions on them. I need the Arduino to then light up some LEDs. I was thinking a NFC tag in the decor for each phone would do the trick. If I am not thinking right, please correct my approach. This would also be my first project so assume me to be a n00b. What should be my component?

Thank you very much and Happy Holidays!

What a bad forum. Not a single reply since four months. Better to pay a little more and get a Raspberry Pi

Hmm. Rings a recent bell...

(Lousy specification, BTW)