The Architectural Gift Guide – 2020 COVID Edition

ONE. TOILET PAPER FORT PLANS

Did you or a loved one fall into the toilet paper craze at the beginning of this pandemic?  Do you still have back stock?  Put your hoarding to good use and make some toilet paper forts to keep the kids busy!  Bonus, they are soft so when the game goes awry and they end up getting thrown around the house, it should limit injuries…  (Disclaimer: I said SHOULD…)

TWO. A 2021 PLANNER…YES, WE MADE IT!

Let’s be honest, most of us are ready for this year to be over!  So we think a planner or calendar is a great gift, especially these ones…

” Hey 2020, Let’s Try this Sh*t again” planner available from Amazon.

“2020? WTF” planner available from Amazon.

“I’M NOT BUYING A 2021 PLANNER UNTIL I SEE A TRAILER” Planner from REDBUBBLE.

THREE. A PERSONAL ZOOM BACKGROUND

Listen, why clean up the chaos in your life.  Working from home and homeschooling is tough!  Get your loved ones their own zoom background so they can hide the insanity behind them and appear a bit more professional on all those Zoom meetings.

We personally love this option available from Amazon (for real though!) that attaches to your chair and can fold down into a small pouch when not being used!

Now don’t forget to download some fun and inspiring background images!  You can get high-quality free images from Unsplash!

Yes, I totally have painted brick in my home office! #winkwink

FOUR: AN ARCHITECTURAL INSPIRED FACE MASK

Um, face masks are a MUST!  We absolutely love this origami-inspired option available from Design Milk designed by Zimarty!  #wearamask

the zMask comes in multiple colors and is washable for reuse! Make people as “Hey, where did you get your mask??”

Check out the design process on Youtube!

FIVE: COVID COUTURE – MAINTAIN YOUR SOCIAL DISTANCE

To be honest with you, the Defensible Dress designed by Meejin Yoon has stuck with me since I first learned about it during a presentation at Syracuse University.  I have talked about how much I loved it for the past decade (ok, ok… Decade plus) and now I thought why not use it as inspiration for my very own version of the Porcupine Dress…

Learn about the inspiration for the Defensible Dress in this 2018 interview with the designer Meejin Yoon on Archinect.