A Little Piece of Home, Wherever They Are
For the Sunday dinners they still talk about, and the familiar flavours no new city can quite replace — illustrated food pieces that bring their home country back to the table.
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From the Philippines to Portugal, Jamaica to Japan — find a gift inspired by the place they call home.
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Story 01
For the one who misses the food of home most. An illustrated poster of every dish they grew up with — named, drawn plate by plate — turns a kitchen wall into a quiet daily reminder of where they come from.
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Story 02
For the home cook keeping family traditions alive — the one who still makes it the way it was always made. An apron printed with the dishes of their country, worn every time the old recipes come out.
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Story 03
For slow evenings and long-distance comfort. A soft throw illustrated with the food of home, made for the sofa or the foot of the bed — the kind of gift they reach for again and again.
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Every design is drawn in-house by Maison Maps, dish by dish.
Rooted in heritage
Each country's collection celebrates the food its people actually grew up with.
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It is the smell of a pot on the stove, the people around the table and the traditions passed from one generation to the next. Give them something that holds all of it.
Not the flag, not the skyline — the bread, the breakfast, the thing sold on a specific street at a specific hour. That is what people describe when they talk about missing home, and it is why food art works so well as a gift for someone living far from where they grew up.
New apartments abroad feel temporary until the kitchen stops feeling borrowed. An illustrated print from home above the counter, an apron from the same collection, a tea towel on the rail: three small things that reframe an unfamiliar room as somebody's own.
A framed food poster of their country is recognition — proof that the cuisine they cooked for decades is worth illustrating and hanging. It is a notably emotional gift, particularly for people from countries that rarely appear in Western design.
A tote from home, packed with something small, then a print to follow once the address is settled. Splitting the gift across the move gives them something on both sides of the hardest few weeks.
Editorials
Read the Philippines editorial — a pot of chicken adobo, a long kamayan table on banana leaves, and a cold glass of halo-halo in the Manila afternoon.
Read the India editorial — biryani, masala dosa, thali and the tadka that starts everything. The story behind the illustrated composition of the world's most layered kitchen.
Read the Nigeria editorial — jollof rice, egusi, suya and the celebratory rhythm of a country where cooking is a form of welcome.
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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.
Illustrated throw blankets that turn a bedroom or reading corner into a warm, well-travelled interior.
Illustrated tote bags built for markets, mornings and long walks — a quiet way to carry the world with you.
Related topics
Language fades in two generations. Recipes last four. Heritage gifts should follow the food.
Most travel gifts are about landmarks. The better ones are about the meal you still think about.
Culture does not stay in the kitchen. Neither should the collection.
