A festive Design Inspiration
US type foundry and designers of retro inspiration House Industries have provided the perfect Christmas inspiration for brand and graphic designers around the world. Based around the illustration style of legendary type and design icon Alexander Girard, House Industries have added to their collection of Alphabet Blocks and type faces. Perfect Christmas gifts for those hard to please designers and type enthusiasts.

Alexander Girard Nativity Set: $800
Based on an Alexander Girard wood panel illustration, House Industries created this three dimensional tribute to Girard’s fascination with nativities from solid maple and replenishable Michigan-grown basswood. The Alexander Girard Nativity is entirely printed by hand in our Grand Rapids, Michigan shop. Each hand-assembled set represents nearly 100 separate screen pulls.

• 13 Pieces
• Solid Maple Pieces
• Stable is replenishable Michigan-grown, kiln-dried basswood
• Non-toxic, child-safe inks
• Made in the USA!
• Pieces 1″ (2.5 cm) to 7.75″ (19.5 cm) tall
• Stable 11.75″ x 4″ x 8.75″ (30 cm x 10 cm x 22 cm)
• Special reusable storage box

We’ve got a set of the blocks ourselves.