The real relief of the range that matters to her or him, backlit with a warm light. A one-of-a-kind mountain gift, made in our Thônes workshop.
There are places that matter more than others: the summit climbed one summer morning, the chalet where you gather every winter, the little valley of childhood holidays. A personalized mountain lamp turns that place into an object: the real relief of the massif, faithfully rebuilt from precise topographic data, then lit from within by a warm light that brings out every ridge and every hollow.
In our online creator, you choose the exact area on the map, the framing of the panorama and the dimensions of the piece. We then make the lamp in our workshop in Thônes, in Haute-Savoie, near Annecy. It's a gift you'll never find in a store, since it exists in only one copy: theirs.
Relive a memorable ascent: the lamp reproduces the exact relief of the summit and the ridges you walked that day.
Give the panorama that surrounds the chalet: the valley, the neighboring summits, the slope you gaze at from the terrace.
Five years of marriage are celebrated with wood... and with light: the massif of a first meeting, a proposal or a honeymoon.
For a colleague who loves the mountains: their beloved massif, the one from all their hikes, to set on the desk or at home.
The gift that's a change from yet another hiking accessory: their favorite route, in relief and in light, all year round in their living room.
In the online creator, move the map and center the summit, valley, or village that matters. You freely adjust the framing of the panorama; the lamp is about 15 cm in diameter.
The terrain is rebuilt in high-definition 3D from precise topographic data — IGN LIDAR HD tiles for France, swisstopo's swissALTI3D for Switzerland, elevation data for the Aosta Valley, in Italy. Every ridge, every hollow is faithful to the terrain.
The relief is printed in corn-starch bioplastic (PLA) in our Thônes workshop, then mounted on a pear-wood base hand-turned by L'Atelier du Mont in Le Chinaillon, and hand-finished. Shipped within 2–3 business days, Colissimo delivery in 3–5 business days — or free pickup at the workshop.
No two lamps are ever alike: the chosen area, the framing, the dimensions... each piece is generated then made for a single person. It's not a mass-produced object tweaked at the margins, it's a piece that didn't exist before you.
The lamp doesn't depict 'the mountains' in general: it reproduces the real relief of the massif that matters to the person, from precise topographic data. Whoever receives it immediately recognizes 'their' mountain — and that moment is what makes the whole gift. Still unsure which area to engrave in light? Our guide to choosing the right massif for your lamp or map helps you decide. Looking for a legendary summit ready to gift? Discover the Matterhorn – Cervin lamp and our guide to gifting the Matterhorn.
From map to parcel, everything happens in our workshop in Thônes, in Haute-Savoie: relief generation, manufacturing, inspection and careful finishing, plastic-free packaging. Want to see behind the scenes? We tell the story of how our mountain lamps are born, from topographic data to warm light.
We ship within 2–3 business days. Colissimo delivery then takes 3–5 business days, to your home or a pickup point (fees depending on the parcel's weight). Pickup at the Thônes workshop is free. We deliver to France and Belgium; for any other destination, write to us at contact@lesideesdelaforet.com.
The online creator covers France, thanks to IGN topographic data, as well as the Aosta Valley in Italy. Within this area, you freely choose the exact spot on the map: a summit, a valley, the panorama around a chalet. For a massif located elsewhere, contact us: we consider custom requests.
Yes. In the online creator, you choose the location and the framing of the panorama (the lamp is about 15 cm in diameter). Like most of our creations, it can also be personalized with a first name, a date, or a short text: add your request in the order notes or contact us for a custom project.
The relief is generated from precise topographic data — IGN LiDAR HD tiles (0.5 m resolution) for France, swisstopo's swissALTI3D for Swiss summits such as the Matterhorn, elevation data for the Aosta Valley. It is printed in corn-starch bioplastic (PLA), mounted on a pear-wood base hand-turned by L'Atelier du Mont in Le Chinaillon, then checked and finished in our Thônes workshop. Backlit by a 5 V LED with adjustable brightness, the lamp reveals every ridge and valley; each piece carries its serial number.
