Christmas gifts for him: seven personalised posters, to order before 15 December
A Christmas gift for a man almost always fails the same way: you buy what you would give any man. What works is a poster drawn from his life: the sky of the night he was born or the night you met, the map of his town, the track of his best ride, his car or motorbike as a vintage poster, a watercolour of his dog or of the whole family, or his age as a level cleared if he grew up with a handheld console. Printed to order in Aveyron: €19.90 at A4, €69.90 at 70 × 100. None of them looks like a declaration: to his colleagues it is a map, a diagram, an old advert; to him it is a date, an address, a dog. The one constraint is the date: before 15 December for Ireland, before 18 December for France.
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Personalised star map poster
The exact sky of the night you met, or the night he was born: stars and constellations worked out for the hour and place you give. It is the best-selling poster in the shop, and the one that needs no explaining to him.
From €8.90
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Personalised city map poster — the city where you met
A map of the town he grew up in, or of the street of your first flat, with a marker set on it. For the man who says “home” about a place he left: the address, on the wall.
From €8.90
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Personalised route poster — your run, your hike, your trip
His finest ride as a poster: a mountain pass, a marathon, a lap of the lake, with distance and climb printed below. For the man whose kilometres sit unseen in an app and who will finally see them on the wall.
From €8.90
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Watercolour dog portrait poster, personalised — your photo, painted
His dog painted in watercolour, the name below it. You see the portrait after about half a minute, before ordering, so nothing is a surprise at the checkout. For the man who talks about his dog more than about himself.
From €8.90
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Watercolour family portrait poster, personalised — your photo, painted
A family photo painted in watercolour: you, the children, the dog if he is in the shot, the family name below. The gift children can give their father, with just one photo to dig out.
From €8.90
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Personalised retro console poster — a birthday level-up
For the man brought up on a pocket console: his age shown as a level unlocked, three skills with bars, “Press START”. All it takes is a first name and an age; the skills are already filled in.
From €8.90
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Personalised car or motorbike poster — your vehicle as a vintage poster
His car or motorbike, redrawn as an old advertisement and waiting under the tree: the title is the name he gives it, the tagline a word from the family. Send a photo of the vehicle and order before 15 December.
From €8.90
Which to choose
| If… | Then |
|---|---|
| You know the date and place of a birth or of the night you met | The star map poster |
| He is attached to the town he comes from | The city map poster |
| He runs, rides or walks, and logs everything | The poster of his route |
| He adores his dog, or the family is giving | The watercolour portrait |
| He grew up with a handheld console | The next-level poster |
| It is for your husband, your boyfriend | The sky of your first evening: your two first names, without it showing |
| The children are giving to their father | The watercolour family portrait, from this summer’s photo |
| He looks after his car or motorbike | The vintage car or motorbike poster |
The dates of December, and when to order
| Occasion | When | When to order |
|---|---|---|
| Christmas morning | 25 December | Order before 15 December |
| From France to Ireland | the parcel crosses a border | Allow ten days |
| St Nicholas, for families who keep it | 6 December | Order before 26 November |
| After 15 December | the parcel may arrive after the 25th | Order anyway: 48 h in the workshop, then the post |
48 h in the workshop, then the parcel leaves France: the dates above keep a couple of days in hand, and December is when you want them.
Frequently asked questions
Which poster should I give a man for Christmas?
One that says something about him: the sky of the night he was born or the night you met, a map of his town, the route of his best ride, or a portrait of his dog. It leaves our workshop within 48 hours, in A4 or a larger size, and the Christmas order deadline for Ireland is 15 December.
What Christmas gift for my husband, who hates gifts that show?
A poster that isn’t one in his eyes: the map of his town reads like a map, the sky of a date like an astronomy chart, his track like a readout from his watch. Nothing on it reads as a declaration, except to him. That is what lets him hang it in the office after the 25th.
What Christmas gift for a dad, from the children?
The watercolour family portrait, from a photo where they are all in it: the first names are written underneath, and Dad finds himself in the middle of his own. For a father with a passion, his car or motorbike as a vintage poster, from his photo, or the track of his race. And if the children are small, the portrait of the family dog makes everyone laugh.
Which poster for a man when you want neither initials nor a date?
What he does, or where he comes from. The track of his ride, the map of his town, his vehicle as an old advert: three posters that speak of him without showing anything of you, and that you choose by watching, without asking. The retro console does the same with his age and three skills, for the man who grew up with a handheld.
Which one can he hang at work without anyone noticing?
The city map, which passes for a street plan; the route, which looks like a readout from a ride; the sky, which looks like an astronomy chart until you read the date. The vehicle and the console are recognised by those who share the passion, and by them alone. The framed A4 stands on a desk without drilling a wall.
An original Christmas gift for a man under €30: which one?
Any of the seven posters, all at the same €19.90 at A4 unframed, rolled in a long box: the design makes no difference to the price, and the print-it-yourself file is €8.90. A frame adds €19 on the A4. Neither the style, nor the town, nor the date changes the price: what changes is what you know about him.
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Printed in AveyronComposed and printed in our family workshop in Aveyron, checked before it ships.
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Printed to order250 g matte paper, pigment inks: printed in our Aveyron workshop, whatever the size.
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Shipped within 48 hTo your door or to a pickup point, by La Poste or Colissimo.
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Ready to giveStandard frame sizes, easy to find.