A 40th birthday gift — a figure from your photo

The closest family has the easiest job: in the frame everyone stands together — mum, dad and the children, with the dog or cat beside them, and on the background the names, the birthday date or the words “To our dear Mum on her 40th birthday”. The children's figures have shorter legs, so they are smaller than the parents — just like in a family photo. We describe this kind of composition on the page family frame with figures.

Siblings have known the birthday person the longest, so they can afford a joke. If two or three of you are chipping in, order a frame where you all stand together — like in a childhood photo, only thirty years later. From one person, a figure is enough: a brother with the guitar he used to strum back in secondary school, a sister with the book she is never without — and the family nickname on the stand.

By around forty, almost everyone has their own “after work”. The figure can hold a tennis racket, a barbell, a camera, a guitar, binoculars or a traveller's suitcase. If the accessory is not in the catalogue, the passion can be written on the stand instead. And if the birthday person is easier to recognise by their job than by their hobby, have a look at the page profession figure.

At work, a round birthday usually means a collection. Instead of a gift voucher, you can order a frame with the birthday person's figure and the team's signatures, or just the figure in its office edition — with a laptop or a phone and a cup of coffee. More ideas — a gift for a colleague. If the company pays for the birthday gifts, see corporate gifts — there are separate terms for larger orders there.

For a 40th, the birth year works well: the word “Vintage” and the birthday person's year of birth — like on the label of a good wine. Other ideas: “Version 4.0”, “Level 40”, “The big 4-0”, “Life begins at forty”, or just the name and a big “40”. One line reads well on the stand, two at most; longer wishes and the guests' signatures will fit on the frame background.

We send the design preview for approval, and once you say “yes”, we usually ship the order the next business day. Delivery takes 1–3 business days within Poland and 2–6 business days to the EU (other countries: cost confirmed before dispatch), and if the date is close, there's a paid “Express shipping” option in the cart.