Dezeen Magazine

Christmas card roundup 2021

Christmas cards by architects and designers for 2021 call for a better new year

An original cyanotype print and a satirical depiction of Foster + Partners' Tulip as a sex toy up in flames are among the best Christmas cards sent by architects, designers and brands this year.

This year's collection of cards presents a mixture of moods – from traditional greetings such as a snowy illustration by Danish practice Kaan Architecten to lighting brand Luceplan's more sombre animation of a lamp that expresses hope for a "brighter year" ahead.

As well as the provocative burning Tulip, which was a proposal for an observation tower by Foster + Partners that was rejected in November, Invisible Studio's card includes British prime minister Boris Johnson depicted as a drunk beachgoer.

Read on for a handful of this year's best cards sent to Dezeen.


MAD Architects


Mecanoo

Mecanoo


Archer + Braun


Gort Scott

Gort Scott 


Sevil Peach

Sevil Peach


Kaan Architecten


Hollaway Studio


Christmas card by Grimshaw

Grimshaw Architects


Kohn Pedersen Fox


Michaelis Boyd

Michaelis Boyd


Hay


ClassiCon

ClassiCon


Invisible Studio


Apt

Apt 


Lammhults

Lammhults


Tonkin Liu

Tonkin Liu


Wiercinski Studio


MVRDV


Cristina Celestino


Luceplan

Luceplan


Hutchinson & Partners


Sideview 


Ulf Mejergren Architects


Paul Vickers Design

Paul Vickers Design


Penda


Blå Station

Blå Station


TM


OMA

OMA


Kun Design


PILA

PILA


Emil Eve

 


Pablo Girones

Pablo Gironés