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Christmas cards by architects and designers for 2021 call for a better new year
An original cyanotype print and a satirical depiction of Foster + Partners' Tulip as a sex toy up in flames are among the best Christmas cards sent by architects, designers and brands this year.
This year's collection of cards presents a mixture of moods – from traditional greetings such as a snowy illustration by Danish practice Kaan Architecten to lighting brand Luceplan's more sombre animation of a lamp that expresses hope for a "brighter year" ahead.
As well as the provocative burning Tulip, which was a proposal for an observation tower by Foster + Partners that was rejected in November, Invisible Studio's card includes British prime minister Boris Johnson depicted as a drunk beachgoer.
Read on for a handful of this year's best cards sent to Dezeen.
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![Mecanoo](https://static.dezeen.com/uploads/2021/12/christmas-card-roundup-2021_dezeen_2364_col_21-852x1205.jpg)
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![Gort Scott](https://static.dezeen.com/uploads/2021/12/gort-scott.gif)
![Sevil Peach](https://static.dezeen.com/uploads/2021/12/christmas-card-roundup-2021_dezeen_2364_col_0-852x1399.jpg)
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![Christmas card by Grimshaw](https://static.dezeen.com/uploads/2021/12/GRIMSHAW-2022.gif)
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![Michaelis Boyd](https://static.dezeen.com/uploads/2021/12/christmas-card-roundup-2021_dezeen_2364_col_22-852x852.jpg)
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![ClassiCon](https://static.dezeen.com/uploads/2021/12/ClassiCon.gif)
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![Apt](https://static.dezeen.com/uploads/2021/12/christmas-card-roundup-2021_dezeen_2364_col_3-852x1278.jpg)
![Lammhults](https://static.dezeen.com/uploads/2021/12/christmas-card-roundup-2021_dezeen_2364_col_20-852x612.jpg)
![Tonkin Liu](https://static.dezeen.com/uploads/2021/12/christmas-card-roundup-2021_dezeen_2364_col_30-852x519.jpg)
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![Luceplan](https://static.dezeen.com/uploads/2021/12/luceplan-1.gif)
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![](https://static.dezeen.com/uploads/2021/12/christmas-card-roundup-2021_dezeen_2364_col_31-852x690.jpg)
![Paul Vickers Design](https://static.dezeen.com/uploads/2021/12/christmas-card-roundup-2021_dezeen_2364_col_25-852x812.jpg)
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![Blå Station](https://static.dezeen.com/uploads/2021/12/BLA-station-1.gif)
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![OMA](https://static.dezeen.com/uploads/2021/12/OMA.gif)
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![PILA](https://static.dezeen.com/uploads/2021/12/PILA.gif)
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![Pablo Girones](https://static.dezeen.com/uploads/2021/12/christmas-card-roundup-2021_dezeen_2364_col_0-2-852x852.jpg)