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Archinect Outpost to host Holiday Party December 15th

2018-12-07T19:22:00-05:00

Join us next Saturday, December 15th, 11-3pm for a holiday sale of our curated inventory. Newly displayed and price-reduced items (some as much as 50%) will be available for purchase at Archinect Outpost, located at 900 East 4th Street, Los Angeles CA 90013.

Come taste our Brutal coffee, try on Sam Jacob-designed scarves, peruse our books and check out our limited-time sales. This is an ideal opportunity to get last minute gifts for yourself or your design-conscious friends and family members. We'll see you there!

Can't make it to the party? Check out our recently updated online store, where we are featuring the same items as those in the retail shop.

Archinect's 2017 Holiday Gift Guide

2017-12-01T12:10:00-05:00

Today is the 1st of December, which means if you've been managing to fend off the holiday cheer that seems to begin earlier each year, now is probably the time to get excited, or at the very least prepared. That means gifts, for your family, your friends, your co-workers, and maybe even yourself. If you're anything like me, this time often involves numerous panicked visits to the mall and desperate perusals online for the perfect gift. But, luckily for you, to save some stress, we've curated some pretty good options this year for the architects and design enthusiasts in your life.

For the Post-modern coffee (or tea) drinker: these 1st Floor Grey Mugs designed by Adam Nathaniel Furman are a great option for your co-worker who always seems to go for that second cup.

Buy here.

For the Brutalist who prefers Espresso: this concrete espresso machine, that also comes in Corian, is sure to turn heads while also delivering cafe-quality brews. A product from the design studio Montaag, the esp...

Vacation at a Fake Shanty Town With Luxury Amenities

2013-12-02T16:30:00-05:00

Are you interested in visiting South Africa? Interested in seeing the real South Africa? Interested in experiencing how the real people live? Interested in tasting the poverty and hardship of life in a shanty town? And—most importantly—are you fearful and white? Congratulations! You're a perfect guest for the Shanty Town at Emoya Luxury Hotel and Spa, where, for less than $100 a night, you can get the authentic experience of living in a shanty town—without the bothersome shanty dwellers.

how to buy a present for an architect

2011-12-15T13:44:38-05:00

A certain flintiness, an inability to keep from commenting on the settings of movies, sensitivity to bright lights and impatience with the ordinary are common side-effects of architecture education and practice. These quirks can mean real headaches for those who, already under the pressure of finding good and appropriate gifts for normal people, are met with the challenge of finding a good gift for an architect...