PRINTWORKS: Memo Game

Memory Iconic Buildings

A little world tour, no boarding pass required

The PRINTWORKS Memory Game Iconic Buildings turns famous architecture into a thoughtful matching game with just enough wanderlust built in. Inside the box are 50 cards forming 25 pairs, designed to match iconic buildings with the cities they belong to. The cards combine architectural illustrations, distinctive silhouettes and typographic city designs, with examples including the Empire State Building for New York, Milan Cathedral for Milan and the Sydney Opera House for Sydney. The colour palette remains calm and considered, with grey, cream and muted tones balanced by selective colour accents, while the card backs feature a graphic pattern of towers, structures and architectural details. Everything is stored in a compact presentation box measuring 14.5 × 10 × 4.8 cm. The set weighs approximately 0.3 kg, is made from paper and uses FSC®-certified material. It is the sort of game that rewards a sharp memory and gently tests anyone who claims they can recognise a skyline at first glance.

25 pairs between skylines and small victories

The rules are reassuringly familiar, but the architectural theme gives each round a different character. Turn over the cards, remember their positions and find the building-and-city combinations that belong together. Along the way, the game becomes part memory test, part visual recognition challenge and part conversation starter. PRINTWORKS Iconic Buildings works beautifully for relaxed evenings, weekends with friends or a quieter moment between other plans, and it is particularly appealing to anyone interested in architecture, cities, travel or graphic design. With 50 cards, there is enough variety to keep each round engaging without making the game unnecessarily complicated. Once the final pair has been found, everything slips neatly back into a box that looks far more like a considered coffee-table object than a conventional games package.

Architecture, turned face down

PRINTWORKS was founded in Stockholm in 2017 with a simple idea at its heart: familiar analogue activities deserve a place in contemporary everyday life. The brand reimagines photo albums, games and gift pieces so that they are enjoyable to use and equally pleasing to leave on display. Its philosophy centres on the pleasure of the analogue: playing together, looking through pages, remembering and spending time in the same room without a screen constantly asking for attention. The Iconic Buildings Memory Game fits naturally into this approach, combining a classic matching format with graphic design and a subject that invites curiosity. At LIVOSY, we are drawn to the same kind of objects: pieces that are functional, visually considered and able to become part of a room without needing to shout for attention.

Made for the coffee table, not the back of a cupboard

The PRINTWORKS Iconic Buildings Memory Game pairs easily with other analogue pieces from the brand. At LIVOSY, you can discover different memory editions alongside chess, backgammon, playing cards, selected photo albums and The Essentials gift sets. Together, they create a small collection of games and objects that can sit naturally within the home. The grey and multicoloured design of Iconic Buildings feels calm enough for pared-back interiors, while the architectural illustrations give it plenty of personality once the cards are in play. As a gift for architecture lovers, travellers, design enthusiasts or hosts who enjoy something a little different on the table, it feels considered without becoming formal. And perhaps the next trip begins with something much simpler: two cards turned over in the right order.