Design Dreamer Gifts

"Of course, we can do spare and minimalist, but not on your budget."

'Ok, you invented the wheel, but what have you done for me lately?'

"Millimetres or centimetres? Check the plan."

'This building is designed so that every employee will have a view.'

'We're going to need more money just to complete the model.'

"Sure, it will be an eyesore, but after we build a lot of them, it'll fit right in!"

"Well, we're down to bare brick, natural wood, and raw nerves."

"When you're finished here, Spencer, we'll need you on the bridge-to-nowhere project."

'Frank Lloyd Wright, Perspective, Floor plan, elevation'

"This lovely car has not brought us happiness. You agree, Morris? That is why I am now thinking in terms of having the entire house recarpeted."

"The redesign has made the waiting room a much more tranquil place..."

'Something went terribly wrong between design and development.'

'Louise, everyone is wearing that this year ... don't be such a sheep to fashion.'

'Bill, you messed up again. You built the second floor on top of the third floor.'

'Why we have architects'

"The tops are always the tricky bit."

Anomalies of Architecture: 'Exterior' 'Interior'.

Architect reaching up at group of labeled hats, 'design' hat covered in cobwebs

"We want it to look lived in, but not necessarily by us."

"We're thinking Shag Carpet. I'm tired of hardwood floors."

"Escher?"

The Architect

It's a model.

Man notices coffee table book called '1000 Best Coffee Table Books'.

'I've spent the last 20 years modernising the house and now you say it looks old-fashioned!'

Castle-shaped igloo.

'For heaven's sake Janet - where have you disappeared to now?'

For sale: Bauhaus Igloo

Down and out reads feng shui book.

"How many times do we have to tell you: first allow the wallpaper to settle, then remove the scaffolding!"

Bicycle with unusual wheel shapes.

"How can I relax when I know this couch would look so much better in the opposite corner?"

Gianni Tatti's Dining-Room Chair

"Before Carlo did us, we thought the whole nineteenth century was clunky."

"How Georgia O'Keeffey are you thinking?"