The story behind the map everyone's asking about
There's a reason pushpin travel maps never go out of style. They're personal. Every pin is a little flag that says: I was there. That happened. That's part of my story.
But two founders kept running into the same thought: every one of those pins holds photos, videos, entire days worth remembering — and all of it sits buried in a cloud, thousands of files deep, where nobody ever looks.
The stories belong where the pins are. Not in storage.
So they built the map they couldn't buy: a premium canvas where every pin opens the memory behind it — with a single tap of your phone.
Here's how it happened — and why people can't stop talking about it:
The idea
That was the question that started everything. Pushpin maps show where you've been — but nothing about what happened there. The laughter, the videos, the voice notes: all of it locked away in a camera roll with 20,000 files.
The founders' idea was simple to say and hard to build: a map where the pin itself holds the memory.
The invention
Each Smart Memory Pin carries an NFC chip — the same technology as contactless payment. No battery, no charging, nothing to wear out. It simply waits on your canvas, for years if it has to.
Link it once to a trip in the app, and it becomes the key to everything: photos, videos, voice notes, little journal entries. Hold any phone close — and it all comes back.
The Kickstarter moment
When the founders put the idea on Kickstarter in 2025, something happened: 699 backers from around the world funded it — before a single canvas had shipped. Kickstarter named it a "Project We Love."
People don't back concepts with real money unless the idea hits something real. This one did: everyone has memories worth more than their storage folder.
The craft
A viral idea only survives if the product holds up. So the canvas is museum-grade, handcrafted, in warm earthy tones with a premium wood frame — designed to earn its place in a beautiful home, not to look like a gadget.
Even before the first pin, it's the best-looking piece on the wall. The pins are what make it yours alone.
Why everyone talks about it
Here's what actually made it spread: someone visits, asks about the map, and instead of explaining — you let them tap a pin with their own phone. The trip opens right in their browser. No app, no setup.
That moment turns guests into the people who say "you have to see what they have on their wall." Kids love doing it themselves. Guests can't resist it.
“"Easy to set up and it looks so elegant. My partner was thrilled. Finally something different — not the same standard gift."”
What owners discovered
The founders expected people to pin future travels. What actually happened: most owners started with the past — the honeymoon, the backpacking trip, the places that shaped them. And then kept going.
Over the years, the canvas becomes a visible archive of a life — one that grows with every trip, and that the people you love will one day stand in front of and ask about.
Why there's no copy
You can buy a pushpin map anywhere. But the tap — the moment a pin opens a living memory — exists only here. One-time payment, lifetime app access, no subscription ever, plus our Damage & Defect Replacement Guarantee.
This isn't a gadget. It's the most personal piece your home can hold.
Where the story goes from here
Two founders asked why memories should live in the cloud when the pins are right there on the wall. 20,000 homes later, the answer hangs above sofas, desks and sideboards around the world.
The only map missing is the one with your pins on it.
If you've read this far, you get it: your memories deserve better than a storage folder. So here's something for that:
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Good to know
Link a pin to photos, videos or notes in the Memoried app. Then hold any NFC-enabled smartphone to the pin — the memory opens instantly.
Yes. Guests simply tap a pin with their phone and the memory opens right in their browser — no app download needed. You decide which memories are shared and which stay private.
Absolutely. Most families start by pinning the trips they've already taken — the honeymoon, the first vacation with the kids, the places that shaped them.
No. You pay once and get lifetime access to the app. No monthly fees, ever.
Yes. Your memories belong to your family. You control exactly what can be opened by others and what stays private in the app.
The map comes in multiple sizes from Medium to Extra Large. As a rule of thumb: above a sofa or sideboard, Large (120×80 cm) is the most popular choice.
