Intent Hub — 03
Every country has a table. This is the archive of what is on it — researched, illustrated and gathered into one growing atlas.
Borders explain very little about how people eat. Rice, chilli, olive oil and flatbread all travelled long before passports existed, and the most interesting food cultures sit exactly where those routes crossed. The Maison Maps archive follows that logic: each country collection begins with research into the dishes people actually cook — street food, holiday food, weeknight food — before a single illustration is drawn.
Mediterranean kitchens share a pantry; West African kitchens share a technique; Caribbean kitchens share a history. Browsing by region often turns up the collection you were really looking for — the one from the island next to the one you searched for, the one your neighbour's family came from.
Photography flattens food into one restaurant's version of a dish. Illustration can hold forty dishes in one frame, keep them equal in weight, and let a viewer read the whole cuisine at a glance. It also ages far better on a wall — an illustrated plate of dumplings will not look like a 2020s food-styling trend in ten years.
Open the country index for the full alphabetical archive, or read an editorial if you would rather arrive through a story than a list. Each editorial pairs long-form writing about a country's food culture with the collection it produced.
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Afghanistan · Apron
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Algeria · Food poster
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Australia · Tea towel
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Argentina · Apron
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Germany · Tea towel
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Algeria · Apron
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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.
Soft cotton tea towels illustrated like a travel journal — a quiet daily reminder of the meals that shaped a place.
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Kitchen wall art ideas that last: how to choose illustrated food posters, style them for minimalist, Mediterranean, colourful or neutral kitchens, and pick the right size.
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Living room wall decor ideas from real interiors: art above a sideboard or sofa, gallery walls that grow, leaning frames, evening light and planning a layout before you hang.
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