Gift Guide for Architects/Designers

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It may be difficult for someone to find the perfect gift for their design savvy loved ones. There is still some time before Christmas. Look no further, I have found a great source for gift ideas for the design savvy people in your lives on Architect Magazine's website. Below are some of the items from that list that I really like.

Alvar Aalto Collection, Iittala | From €20.90

Recommended by: Asifa Tirmizi, Assoc. AIA, principal, Tirmizi Campbell Architecture, New York

"Designed in 1936 and produced today by Finnish manufacturer Iittala, these glass bowls and vases bring a design history that your colleagues are sure to appreciate. “It’s become somewhat of a classic piece and can be utilized for so many different things,” says Tirmizi of midcentury architect Aalto’s timeless glass vessels. Although Aalto intentionally neglected to define how the pieces should be used, Tirmizi employs hers to display flowers and store desktop stationery."

Dual Brush Pens, Tombow | $3.19 each or $26.99 for a set of 10

Recommended by: Bob Borson, AIA, principal, Malone Maxwell Borson Architects, Dallas

“These pens will take a mediocre drawing and make it fabulous,” says Borson, who also writes the blog Life of an Architect and uses the colorful Tombow pens for his own design work. “I never cease to be amazed at how just a tiny bit of color on a sketch makes it look like a pro did it. Oh, guess what? I am a pro—or at least now I can look like one.”

iPad Pro, Apple | from $799

Recommended by: Toru Hasegawa

"Hot off the production line, Apple’s new iPad Pro is not only super-sized, it’s also packed with design-friendly features, Hasegawa says. “With this device, Apple has made a direct investment in architects and creatives of all types who work with detail, drawing, and modeling, and need mobile tools to stay productive on-site or on the road,” he says. “The apps that will be enabled by this device are sure to be game-changing for design professionals of all types.” Among them, Morpholio’s updated Trace."

By the way Trace looks like an AMAZING product that I would love use! Click HERE to learn more about it!

Apple Pencil, Apple | $99

Recommended by: Toru Hasegawa

"The Apple Pencil, marketed for use with the new iPad Pro, is capable of single-pixel resolution, responds to pressure and tilt, and offers up to 12 hours of battery life, all of which makes sketching, rendering, and marking up drawings fluid on the way to beautiful results. “We think Apple's greatest gift to design was bringing the hand to the screen, and this just sweetened the deal,” Hasegawa says."

To see more of the items on the list click HERE to head on over to Architect Magazine's website.

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