20 Christmas and New Year's Gifts For Architects and Designers Available on Amazon

By Igor Grushko, Studio Alternativi

Architects and designers are pretty much picky regarding nearly everything, including gifts they receive for their birthdays and holidays. Following this super important issue, we’ve made a deep research and figured out a list of 15 products that will make every architect and interior designer really really happy, less gloomy and maybe even sneaking a micro smile.

Lets get to the list: 

1. LEGO Architecture Empire State Building
We all know that being an architect is not just a job, it’s much more than that. This is the exact reason we think that LEGO Architecture Empire State Building Model Kit is a perfect match for those that after their workday enjoy architecture as a hobby. Go to the product.

2. LEGO Architecture Studio Set
Basically, LEGO Architecture Studio Set is a legit tool for shaping up thoughts, concepts and bringing them as a first stage during the design process.
This set includes over 1200 LEGO bricks and an inspirational guidebook filled with 272 pages of tips, techniques, features and intuitive hands-on exercises endorsed by leading design houses. Go to the product.

3. Leica Laser Distance Measure
High quality space measuring tool is something that every architect will appreciate, especially when it comes from the renown German brand - Leica. Go to the product.

 

 

4. Koh-i-Noor Mechanical Hardtmuth Lead Holder
If you want your architect friend to look like a real architect, you need to give her one of those. Go to the product. 

5. Bjarke Ingels Panda
Yes, Bjarke Ingels - the starchitect that established BIG - Bjarke Ingels Group designs not only buildings, but also toy pandas. Go to the product.

6. OSTRICHPILLOW - Sleeping pillow for any occasion
It’s the most useful present for an architect that will make his or her sleepless nights a little bit less sleepless than usual. Go to the product.

7. LEGO Architecture The Leaning Tower of Pisa
Bring this LEGO kit to an architect to make him learn to avoid mistakes and make sure his future buildings are stable and straight. Go to the product.

8. GOCHANGE 3 in 1 Foam Cutter Electric Cutting Machine Pen Tools Kit
Super handy and relatively cheap tool for cutting styrofoam, blue insulation foam and the pink one too during model building. Go to the product.

9. Alvar Aalto 10-Inch Finlandia Vase
Just a super beautiful vase designed by the Finish modernist - Alvar Aalto. Go to the product.

10. THE OBSESSIVE CHEF Bamboo Cutting Board
Architects tend to be precise in everything they do. This Obsessive Chef Cutting Board will help your private architect to feel good about himself also in the kitchen. Go to the product.

11. Grids & Guides: A Notebook for Visual Thinkers
Give your favorite architect this notebook for better sketches and visual ideas. It contains grids and guides to make the conceptual drawings priciese from the very beginning. Go to the product.

12. Alessi PSJS Juicy Salif Citrus Squeezer by Philippe Starck
Just a squeezer by the french design star Phillipe Starck, that already has become a classic and will complement any interior. Go to the product.

13. NoCry Cut Resistant Gloves
This a must for any architecture student and a graduate architect. These gloves save architects’ hands from sharp knife cuts during the physical model building process. Go to the product.

14. Sony MDR7506 Professional Large Diaphragm Headphone
Quality headphones for very looooong Autocad, Revit, Archicad, Sketchup, Illustrator, Photoshop and studioalternativi.com sessions. Go to the product.

15. Philips Audio SHB9500//00 Black 3.5mm Jack Wired On-Ear Headphones
These headphones are very good too, but have an open back design, so make sure not to buy them for people that like to listen to music in a crowded environment, because people around are going to hear everything they listen to and get very angry. Go to the product.

Also, we’ve added a small section entirely dedicated to a kitchenware designed by the the most important architects and designers.

16. Stove Top Espresso Maker designed by Michele De Lucchi. Go to the product.

17. Tea Kettle by Richard Sapper. Go to the product. 

18. Water Kettle with Handle by Aldo Rossi. Go the product. 

19. Fruit Basket from SANAA. Go to the product.


20. Kettle/Teapot by Naoto Fukazawa. Go to the product.

In addition to the mentioned above, you might be interested in a Gift Card for purchases on Studio Alternativi. It’s a pragmatic choice for a hard working student or a professional. There are 3 different options.

A prepaid gift card is a simple way to give your friend an option to purchase exactly what she/ he needs without taking a risk of buying a present that is not so useful. 
Get it here.