Chaque relief part avec son kit : des patins adhésifs pour le poser sans qu'il glisse, des aimants à loger sous le socle pour le coller au frigo ou à une paroi métallique, et un crochet pour l'accrocher au mur. Tu choisis à la réception, rien n'est collé d'avance.

100% SWISS MADE designed and printed in the canton of Bern

Your peak as a 3D relief, printed in Switzerland.

You frame your corner of the Alps on a topographic map. We turn it into a model of the mountain, 3D printed from official elevation data, and send it to you.

1Frame your area
on the map
2Set the size,
the relief, the finish
3We print,
we ship

See the 24 Swiss peaks → Frame my own area

The best known

Matterhorn Eiger Jungfrau Mont Blanc Säntis Dents du Midi

Twelve shades, four finishes

Matte

Metallic

Gradient

Glow in the dark

3D relief of an Alpine massif printed in PLA, matte ivory finish, on a walnut desk

The simplest way

Your mountain may already be ready

43 3D reliefs are already framed, tuned and calculated to scale. You click, pick a shade, order. Nothing to adjust on a map.

Swiss peaks

Matterhorn, Eiger, Jungfrau, Dents du Midi, Säntis, Aletsch Glacier… the whole Alpine catalogue.

See the 24 peaks → 19

World peaks

Everest, K2, Kilimanjaro, Denali, Fuji, Uluru… 3D printed and shipped from the canton of Bern.

See the 19 peaks →

Your mountain is not on the list? Frame it yourself : a made-to-measure 3D relief, the map covers the globe, and the preview is free.

In three steps

From map to parcel

No CAD software, no STL file to prepare, no account to create. It all happens in the browser: the topographic map becomes a 3D mountain model before your eyes, and you see the object before you order.

You frame

Search for a place, move the map, set the width of the area. The copper frame is exactly what will be printed.

You adjust

Format, size, vertical exaggeration, shade and finish. The 3D preview recalculates at every change, price included.

We print, we ship

You pick the shade and finish, you order, we start printing. The piece ships to you with its mounting kit.

What is in the piece

Real terrain, not a pretty shape

Every piece is calculated from the digital terrain model of the area you framed, then 3D printed. A relief to touch rather than to read: nothing is stylised, nothing is invented.

Official elevation data

The terrain is sampled down to about 25 m on the ground, from public datasets (EU-DEM, SRTM). Every framing therefore has its own scale: a 5 km area brought down to 15 cm is 1:33,000. The Matterhorn, the Säntis, the topography of your valley — or any peak anywhere in the world.

The exaggeration, under your control

At true scale, 3,000 m reduced to 15 cm stand only a few millimetres proud. A slider stretches the height so the relief can be seen and felt. At ×1 you have the geographically exact piece.

A solid, not a shell

The mesh comes out closed: top surface, vertical walls, solid 4 mm base, printed in PLA — a dense, light and stable bioplastic. No repair at slicing, no holes. It sits flat and fits in the hand.

The finishes

The same mountain, four materials

Twelve shades in four families. Click a swatch in the configurator and the 3D preview takes the finish immediately.

Alpine relief 3D printed, matte ivory finish, raking light on the ridges — **Matte** — Stone, Glacier, Slate, Basalt, Fir. The finish that lets the relief speak.

Alpine relief 3D printed in bronze metallic finish, warm highlights along the ridges — **Metallic** — Gold, Silver, Bronze. The highlight follows every ridge, the valleys stay in shadow.

Alpine relief 3D printed in the Aube gradient, purple in the valleys and orange on the summits — **Gradient** — Dawn, Ice, Ember. The shade changes with altitude: dark at the base, light at the summit.

Alpine relief 3D printed in a glow-in-the-dark finish, glowing pale green in a dark room — **Glow in the dark** — Glow. Discreet by day, the mountain lights up when you switch off.

Four 3D reliefs of the same terrain side by side: matte, metallic, gradient and glow finishes — The same terrain, in all four finishes.

Mounting

Stand it, magnet it, hang it

The mounting kit is included: adhesive pads, magnets, hook. Stand it on a desk, a shelf or a mantelpiece, or hang it on the wall as decor. Nothing is glued in advance: you choose on arrival, and you can change your mind.

Underside of a printed 3D relief, with three recessed magnets and four felt pads — **Recessed magnets** — flush under the base, nothing protrudes. The fridge, a metal wall, a board.

3D mountain relief hung on a light wall, lit by window light — **Wall hook** — discreet, the piece reads like a small bas-relief.

Printed 3D relief held in a hand, showing its real size of about 15 centimetres — **Adhesive pads** — so it sits without sliding. Shown in 15 cm, the middle format.

Pricing

Three sizes, three prices

Two rates, delivery within Switzerland included. The 43 peaks in the catalogue are already framed and tuned: that is the price below. An area you frame yourself needs a check before printing: +20 CHF. No surcharge for the terrain — a steep massif costs the same as a plateau.

10 × 10 CM 29 CHF

The paperweight format. 49 CHF made to measure.

15 × 15 CM 39 CHF

The middle format. 59 CHF made to measure.

17 × 17 CM 59 CHF

The largest format. 79 CHF made to measure.

Who makes ALPMAP

Two brothers, in the canton of Bern

ALPMAP is a brand of Nexus Studios, in Biel/Bienne, canton of Bern. It was founded and is owned by two brothers, Ryan and Nathan Calvani. Every piece is designed and printed in Switzerland, then shipped from the canton of Bern.

What you receive

Technical sheet

Material: Matte PLA (bioplastic), indoor quality

Formats: 10 × 10, 15 × 15 or 17 × 17 cm

Scale: calculated from the width of the framed area

Layer height: 0.12 mm

Terrain resolution: down to 25 m on the ground

Base thickness: 4 mm

Mounting: pads, magnets and hook included

Lead time: 5 to 8 working days

Finishes: matte, metallic, gradient, glow in the dark

Shades: 12 to choose from

Questions

Before you order

Where does the elevation data come from?

From public datasets: EU-DEM for Europe, SRTM elsewhere, distributed as Terrarium tiles. In the Alps that gives roughly one measurement point every 25 to 30 metres on the ground.

Why ALPMAP if it works everywhere?

Because we started with the Alps: that is where the relief reads best, where the elevation data is finest, and where we deliver. The name says where we come from, not where the map stops. You can frame Iceland, Kilimanjaro or your street in Lisbon.

What is vertical exaggeration?

At true scale, a 3,000 m mountain reduced to 15 cm stands only a few millimetres proud. So we stretch the height by an adjustable factor to make the relief visible and touchable. The slider stays yours: at ×1 you have the geographically exact piece.

How do I mount it?

Every relief ships with its kit: adhesive pads so it sits without sliding, magnets to seat under the base for a fridge or a metal wall, and a hook for the wall. You choose on arrival, nothing is glued in advance.

Can I choose the colour?

Yes, when you configure your piece. Twelve shades across four finishes: matte, metallic, gradient and glow in the dark. Click a swatch and the 3D preview takes the finish immediately — the sheen of the metal, the transition of the gradient, the glow.

Do you ship outside Switzerland?

Not yet. The prices shown cover the printed piece and delivery within Switzerland. Write to us if you are outside Switzerland: we look at it case by case depending on the destination.