Collection by Marianne Colahan
Lovely Games and Tools Made for Architecture Lovers
French company Cinqpoints is dedicated to spreading modern architecture to the public. The company’s series of architecture-focused games and stationery is defined by its graphic look, attention to detail, and minimalist style. Check out four of Cinqpoints products here, which are new arrivals to the Dwell Store.
The Archimetric Notebook and Drawing Tool Set is an elegant notebook designed for architects, designers, or anyone who is interested in scaled drafting. The pages of the notebook are ruled at a scale of 1/100° and 1/50° for precision drafting, and the book also includes blank pages for notes or freehand sketches. The grey pages are lined with white, making the graphs almost appear to fade away from the pages. The result is a surface that sets drawings apart form the lines, letting them stand on their own. The Arhimetric set also includes drawing instruments, including a scale ruler, protractor and t-square, and a bookmark.
The Home 3D Puzzle is an innovative puzzle with 17 finely crafted pieces. Each piece can be used to build the house structure, furniture, or other structures. Due to the intricate nature of each puzzle piece, the Home 3D Puzzle is a brainteaser, as pieces needs to be placed in an exact way to create the home. The puzzle is a construction game, and has been designed with thoughtful attention to architectural structures. The Home 3D Puzzle can be used as a game for children, or a desktop accent in an office. The pieces are boxed in the shape of a completed puzzle, which unfolds to reveal the pieces.
The Iconic Architecture Card Game is a set of cards that feature the greatest modern architectural icons that are separated into seven groups including events, house, tower, culture, religion, housing, museum. Including 44 black and white cards, the game spans architecture all over the world that have been carefully selected because of their diversity, architectural aspects, technical details, and cultural value. Each card is also selected because it can be easily identified by fans of modern architecture. The deck is unified by its simple drawings, typography, and bold black and white backings.