Design Professional Gift Guide

While we certainly hope that you’ve completed your holiday shopping this close to Christmas, we understand that sometimes life happens and suddenly you can find yourself in a gift-giving pinch. If this sounds familiar, DO NOT PANIC! We’ve rounded up some of our design professionals’ wish list* items in case you’re stumped, stuck, and in need of a little inspiration. Enjoy!

*please note that this was billed as a “wish” list to our participants and not a “fiscally-responsible-and-totally-useful” gift list.

Katie Jo Collins, Interior Designer

Favorite Christmas movie: Home Alone
Favorite holiday treat: boiled cookies
Best Christmas gift ever received: Our collie, Lady. I was 10.

Remodelista [Book]
Herman Miller Eames Chair with Ottoman

Newell Watkins, Architect

Best Christmas memory: A white Christmas- in New Orleans!
Favorite holiday treat: chocolate covered pecans
Best Christmas gift ever received: a BMX bike that was later stolen.

“Best Before” vases
Twiggy Lamp by Foscarini
Sound1 Bluetooth Speakers
Candlesticks by Peter Zumthor for Alessi
Wooden tongs from Teroforma
Braun watches designed by Dieter Rams/Dietrich Lubs

Parker Reece, Engineer

Favorite Christmas movie: A Christmas Story
Favorite holiday treat: cheese straws
Best Christmas gift ever received: Star Wars Ewok Village

9 Plus Finatic Reel
Beretta New Jubliee Sporting
Great by Choice | Jim Collins
Longleaf, Far as the Eye Can See: A New Vision of North America’s Richest Forest | Bill Finch, Beth Maynor Young, Rhett Johnson, and John C Hall
and, of course, tickets to the Liberty Bowl

Chris Myers, Architect

Best Christmas gift ever received: personalized silver collar stays
Snack your family leaves for Santa: Jack and Coke
Favorite holiday treat: sausage balls

Shutterball, remote shutter for your smartphone
TriggerTrap, Remote control for your DSLR
EXOVault Iphone Cases, steam punk
TaskOne Iphone Case
Lego Architecture Studio
101 Things I Learned in Architecture School