studio holiday greetings: best of 2011

a selection of the holiday greeting cards designboom received this year from design studios across the world

designboom is happy to share with you some of our favourite holiday greeting cards we were sent this year from designers, artists, chefs, and studios across the world. stop motion animations, origami cranes, vinyl records, popsicles, and tree sculptures were among the many fun season’s wishes we received. the images displayed are only a few of a great collection. thank you to all our readers for sending us their wishes with great seasonal imagery. happy holidays!

‘happy holidays’ stop motion animation from san francisco-based independent publisher chronicle books

animated gif by spanish-born, italy-based designer patricia urquiola

japanese designer yuri suzuki and australia-born, london-based designer mathew kneebone created a fiery reuben tubes sound project to play ‘dance of the sugar plum fairy’

‘merry christmas and happy 2012’ from italian designer gianni zanin

happy holidays animation from chef alain ducasse

with an orgami crane and bright card, director alexis georgacopoulos and the ecole cantonale d’art de lausanne extend wishes for ‘colourful holidays and a healthy 2012’

london-based creative agency studio toogood mailed us an 8-inch vinyl record,  packed with two instrumental songs they created especially for the season

‘side A’ track of the holiday 2011 record by studio toogood

‘side B’ track of the holiday 2011 record by studio toogood

‘best wishes’ greeting card by berlin-based designer fabien dumas

‘happy holidays and all the best for 2012’ by london-based design duo klauser & carpenter

‘seasons greetings’ from spanish designers el ultimo grito (EUG)

from marcel wanders studio: ‘dreams, memories, and treasures collected from the past are entwined with new love, hope and wishes and presented here for you’

‘merry christmas and happy new year for 2012’ from taiwan-based design studio qisdesign

holiday greetings from studio bello dias

the organizers of the international furniture fair of singapore (IFFS) inserted a photo of each team member into a fun, holiday-themed graphic