Gifting — Expats
Homesickness is rarely about landscape. It is about a specific breakfast that does not exist where you now live.
Ask anyone living abroad what they miss and the answer is a list of dishes, in order. Not monuments — the bakery, the street food, the thing their mother makes. An illustrated poster of that list is one of the few gifts that speaks directly to the feeling.
It works because it is precise. Generic 'home country' merchandise misses; a print that names the right forty dishes does not.
First apartments abroad are famously bare. The apron, tea towel and poster set turns an unfamiliar kitchen into somewhere recognisable within an afternoon — and everything travels flat, which matters when the next move is already likely.
The baby onesies and kids posters carry the same illustration set, which makes them a quiet way of teaching a child where their family eats from. Parents tend to react to those pieces more strongly than to anything else in the archive.
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Afghanistan · Apron
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Algeria · Food poster
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Australia · Kids poster
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Argentina · Baby onesie
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Germany · Tea towel
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Algeria · Apron
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Afghanistan · Food poster
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Australia · Kids poster
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Shop by piece
Illustrated food posters that turn a wall into a story — every print a warm, curated portrait of a country's most-loved dishes.
Heirloom kitchen aprons illustrated with regional dishes — designed to be worn, gifted and remembered.
Soft cotton tea towels illustrated like a travel journal — a quiet daily reminder of the meals that shaped a place.
Illustrated onesies and keepsakes for the newest travellers — a first taste of the world, made to be held onto.
Playful illustrated country posters made for children's rooms — food, landmarks and characters that spark curiosity about the world.
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Heritage gift ideas for Italian-American, Irish-American, Filipino-American and every other family that keeps its country at the table — illustrated food art and keepsakes.
Travel gifts that are not luggage tags — illustrated food posters, totes and apparel from the countries they have eaten their way through.
Illustrated Christmas gifts built around food culture — country food posters, aprons, tea towels, blankets and apparel, boxed and ready to give.
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Posters, kitchen textiles, apparel and keepsakes — boxed with tissue paper and ribbon, and shipped worldwide.
