Retirement, farewell, last day

What does he take home on the last day?

A box of desk things, a round of handshakes, and that is it. Turn the team photo into brick art and it goes on a wall he actually looks at.

Retiring gift: a photo rebuilt as a custom brick artwork

Close up, you can see every brick

Retiring gift sample: one of the photos rebuilt as a brick artwork
Retiring gift sample: one of the photos rebuilt as a brick artwork
Retiring gift sample: one of the photos rebuilt as a brick artwork
Retiring gift sample: one of the photos rebuilt as a brick artwork
Retiring gift sample: one of the photos rebuilt as a brick artwork
Retiring gift sample: one of the photos rebuilt as a brick artwork

Which photo to pick for this occasion

The hard part is choosing the photo. These three hold up best:

A face that fills the frame — how it looks once it becomes a brick artworkThe original photo for A face that fills the frame

A face that fills the frame

Fill the frame and the features get bricks to work with. The 40cm size is 50 by 50 studs, 2,500 in total, and a face that fills it gives the eyes about 5 studs across. Step back to a half-length shot and it drops to 2.

A face that fills the frame — example 1, how it looks once it becomes a brick artworkA face that fills the frame — the original photo for example 1
A face that fills the frame — example 2, how it looks once it becomes a brick artworkA face that fills the frame — the original photo for example 2
Two people close together — how it looks once it becomes a brick artworkThe original photo for Two people close together

Two people close together

The closer the two faces, the more studs each one keeps. Side by side on a 50 by 50 board, each face still gets around 12 studs across. Three people or more and the 64 by 64 of the 50cm size is the safer choice.

Two people close together — example 1, how it looks once it becomes a brick artworkTwo people close together — the original photo for example 1
Two people close together — example 2, how it looks once it becomes a brick artworkTwo people close together — the original photo for example 2
A place, or the flowers he grew — how it looks once it becomes a brick artworkThe original photo for A place, or the flowers he grew

A place, or the flowers he grew

It does not have to be a person. A street corner, a flower bed, a sunset - wide areas of colour are what brick does best. Roughly 40 shades lay a smooth gradient, and all 2,500 bricks go into one scene instead of splitting across faces.

A place, or the flowers he grew — example 1, how it looks once it becomes a brick artworkA place, or the flowers he grew — the original photo for example 1
A place, or the flowers he grew — example 2, how it looks once it becomes a brick artworkA place, or the flowers he grew — the original photo for example 2
A place, or the flowers he grew — example 3, how it looks once it becomes a brick artworkA place, or the flowers he grew — the original photo for example 3

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What arrives at your door

The box contents laid flat: colour-sorted brick bags, colour-code labels and the baseplate
The building guide opened up, showing the colour-code map section by section
The kraft outer box with the brand card and a card for the recipient beside it
What's in the box: colour-sorted bricks, baseplate, building guide, brick separator and a metal plate

Once it's on the wall

A brick artwork above a cabinet, next to a smaller print of the same photo
A brick artwork hung above a sofa, showing its scale against the furniture
A brick artwork on the main wall of an office
A brick artwork on a living-room wall by the window, beside a sofa and a dresser
A brick artwork on the white wall above a desk
A brick artwork on a brick wall beside a bookshelf
A brick artwork standing on the floor against a white wall, next to houseplants
A gold-framed brick artwork standing on a round side table
A brick artwork on the white wall beside a door, with a flower basket below
A brick artwork resting on a bed, showing its real size
A cat facing away from the camera, looking at a brick artwork of a cat
A customer holding their own brick artwork in both hands
A customer holding a brick artwork, showing its scale against a person
A customer holding a brick artwork made from their wedding photo

When to give it, and how

Party gift or private gift

Opening it at the party is the direct route, but check that he knows the party is happening. People ambushed by a surprise rarely react the way the room expects. A quiet handover the day before works too.

Group gifts from the team

Retirement is one of the few workplace occasions where everyone chipping in is the norm. One larger piece from everyone reads better than fifteen separate small things.

Skip the jokes about age

Gag gifts about getting old are the most common misfire at retirement parties. They land as affectionate in the room and as dismissive on the drive home. A photo piece has no version of that problem.

Start when the date is set

Retirement parties are usually scheduled 10 to 14 days out. Counting back from that date is more reliable than counting forward from the day someone announces they are leaving.

Sizes & Prices

40×40cm

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The most popular size

50×50cm

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A statement piece for the living room

Group gift, go 50cm. Solo gift, 40cm is plenty

40cm ships in 1-3 business days, 50cm in 2-4. Free shipping in Taiwan, and to Hong Kong for 40cm.

FAQ

What are the best retirement gifts for someone who has everything?

Anything they can buy themselves is the wrong category. A photo only your team has is not purchasable, which is why it survives the desk-clearing better than another engraved pen.

Retirement gift ideas for a woman versus a man?

The photo matters more than the recipient. A close portrait works for anyone; a wide banquet shot works for no one, because faces shrink below the point where 2,500 bricks can hold them.

Can we add their name or years of service?

The brick piece converts the photograph itself and carries no text. Names and dates belong on the card that goes with it.

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