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What do you give someone turning 40? The secret of the most talked-about gift

A 40 made of photos on dark green, with the name Sanne above it. Framed on the wall at a 40th birthday party at home, above a table with a chocolate cake with lit candles, champagne, presents and gold confetti, beside green and gold balloons.

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Someone turning forty already has most things. The secret? Give them their own story.

You know how it goes: the invitation to a 40th birthday lands on the doormat and the search begins. Someone turning forty already has most things. A gift card feels impersonal, and yet another bottle of wine disappears into the cupboard. You want to give something that really makes an impression. Something that brings back memories, stirs real feelings and becomes the centre of the party.

The secret? Don’t give them things. Give them their own story.

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Digital €59 · printed from €89 · framed from €139. Prints delivered in Netherlands, usually within 5 working days.

Your photo library stays on your Mac.

Memorento runs on your Mac, where your photos are. Free to make. You approve every photo before you pay. macOS 14 or later.

Choose your design

You adjust it in the Mac app and see the result right away.

Why a 40th birthday calls for a one-of-a-kind milestone gift

A 40 made of photos on dark green, with the name Sanne above it. The same artwork framed, held in two hands.

Turning forty is a special moment. It’s a time to look back on great friendships, travels, family moments and happy memories from the past decades.

The ultimate 40th birthday gift meets three criteria:

  • It’s 100% personal, made just for the guest of honour.

  • It brings the guests at the party together.

  • It’s a lasting memory for the wall.

Meet Memorento: turn the photos on your Mac into a work of art

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With Memorento you create that magic moment in a few minutes, straight from your Mac. Our clever app scans the Photos library on your computer and weaves hundreds of treasured photos into one beautiful mosaic artwork in the shape of the number 40, or a short word such as a name of up to five letters.

And that’s not all. You also get the Immersive video: a captivating film to play on the TV at the birthday party.

How a photo mosaic became the hit of the night

Memorento wasn’t dreamt up behind a desk. It all started with Cindy’s 40th birthday. Her partner Lucas wanted to give her something that would really move her, but had little time to dig through photo albums.

In secret, he made a mosaic of a 40 from all the photos they had shared with friends and family. At the party, the poster hung on the wall with tape. Guests kept looking at it all evening, pointed at old photos and wrote personal messages around the 40 in marker. That same artwork still hangs at their home today, a daily reminder of that wonderful night.

From the makers

“I had no idea. Suddenly I saw all our memories together: holidays, friends, photos I had long forgotten myself. All evening people stood in front of it, pointing and laughing, and it started the best conversations. It still hangs in our home.”

Cindy, the birthday girl

“It took me a few evenings. With Memorento you have it ready in a few minutes, without hunting for photos. And you walk into the party with the gift everyone stops for.”

Lucas, her partner, who made the first mosaic

From research

72% of Dutch people like getting something the giver made themselves. With your own photos it becomes truly yours.

Source: Kenniscentrum Duurzaam Leven (Milieu Centraal), poll of 1,014 people in the Netherlands, 2025

Recipients want a gift with sentimental value more often than givers give one. Givers play it safe with something that matches their taste; your own photos are pure sentimental value.

Source: Givi & Galak, Journal of Consumer Psychology, three studies, 2017

From Photos library to poster in a few minutes

Complete privacy, zero hassle. No accounts to create. Your photo library never leaves your Mac.

In this example the app finds 223 photos in the Photos library and uploads none.

  1. Download the free app

    For any Mac with macOS 14 or later. No account.

    Try it freeSend to Mac

  2. Choose who it’s for

    The app reads the Photos library on your Mac and already knows the faces. Pick one person, a couple or an album; it gathers their photos for you.

  3. See it, fine-tune it, give it

    Your artwork appears within minutes. Swap photos and, if you like, change the colours and the design: the background, the shape and the words. Then choose your gift.

What you choose in the app

Make it your own

Occasion What is the occasion?

Birthday, For Mum, For Dad, For Grandma & Grandpa, Anniversary, A year in photos, Christmas tree, In memory, A star, Your own word

Name Who is it for?

Lotte

Goes above the photos.

Size How big?

50 × 70 cm Recommended70 × 100 cmA0 · 84 × 119 cm

To scale, beside a person of 1.70 m. With or without a frame.

Look Which look?

Warm ivoryGallery whiteMidnightFrom their photos

Lettering Which lettering for the name?

LOTTEModernLotteClassicLOTTEQuietLOTTEFestiveLOTTELightLotteEditorial

Caption What goes under the photos?

Celebrating 30 years of Lotte

ItalicSerif italicPlainCapitals

See every step →

Choose your gift

The Immersive video is part of every package: your photos as a film for the TV. Making it is free; you pay when you choose. More about the Immersive video →

The sample artwork, a 40 made of photos on dark green, with the name Sanne above it, on a laptop screen.

Digital artwork

€59Ready right after payingWithout the Immersive video: €39

You get

  • The digital artwork, to print anywhere
  • The Immersive video, for any screen or TV

Just digital? No paper, no box, no delivery van.

The same artwork printed on paper, on a wall. Our recommendation

Printed artwork

From €8950 × 70 cm

Guests can write their wishes on it at the party, and it can be framed later.

You get

  • The digital artwork, to print anywhere
  • The poster on heavyweight matte art paper, delivered to your door
  • The Immersive video, for any screen or TV

Delivered in Netherlands, usually within 5 working days.

Need it sooner? Express delivery is possible at extra cost.

The same artwork framed, held in two hands.

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Framed artwork

From €13950 × 70 cm

You get

  • The digital artwork, to print anywhere
  • The poster in a frame (black, white or natural wood look), ready to hang
  • The Immersive video, for any screen or TV

Delivered in Netherlands, usually within 5 working days.

Need it sooner? Express delivery is possible at extra cost.

With every package: upload links, so friends can add their photos.

Prices include VAT. Delivery included (Netherlands). Print delivery is currently available within the Netherlands. Your delivery postcode is checked before payment. The samples are real artworks made by the app, from public-domain photos or, for Lotte’s 30, from AI-generated photos of a made-up woman; the rooms are stock photos; the people holding the frame are made with AI and aren’t real.

Frequently asked questions about a 40th birthday photo gift

What’s the quickest way to make a photo collage from your Mac’s library?

With Memorento you don’t drag photos around by hand. The app does the heavy lifting on your own Mac, so you have a ready-made mosaic design in a few minutes, without hours of searching.

How do you play the video at the birthday party?

Export the Immersive video in Full HD or 4K and play it on any TV or screen at the venue, or use the Show Player on a TV without a Mac. Years of photos flow together into the number 40. It’s the perfect icebreaker: guests stop, share memories and start telling stories.

How much does a birthday photo mosaic cost?

Designing in the app is free, with no account, as often as you like. You only pay when you choose: the digital artwork, a printed or framed poster, with or without the Immersive video. Every price is listed above and on the pricing page.

Can friends send their photos too?

Yes. Every package comes with upload links. Friends pick photos on their phone, the photos are encrypted before they leave it, and they don’t need an app or an account.

Start your 40 mosaic now

Want to surprise the guest of honour with the most talked-about, most moving gift of the night? Try it yourself now. In a few clicks you’ll see the preview of your one-of-a-kind artwork come to life.

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Your photo library stays on your Mac.

Memorento runs on your Mac, where your photos are. Free to make. You approve every photo before you pay. macOS 14 or later.

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