Custom Pushpin Maps is an Australian-owned wall-art studio that designs, prints and personalises framed push-pin travel maps for travellers, families and gift-givers. Every map is hand-finished in Noosa, on Queensland’s Sunshine Coast, and posted ready to hang with a free starter set of 40 colourful map pins.
What we make
A Custom Pushpin Map is a personalised travel map printed on premium canvas, mounted on a quality pinboard core, and framed in solid timber. Behind the printed map face sits a soft, pin-friendly board that holds standard map pins firmly in place — perfect for marking the places you’ve been, the places you’re heading next, and the places loved ones have called home. Each design can be customised at no extra charge with your own words across the bottom: a family name, a favourite travel motto, a wedding date, an anniversary, or the title of your next adventure.
Our catalogue covers more than 140 designs across world maps, Australia maps, Europe maps, USA maps and detailed regional close-ups. World maps come in Mercator and Pacific-centred projections so Australians, Asians and Americans can each see their home in the middle of the picture. Australia maps include detailed state outlines for collectors who want to mark off every Aussie road trip. Smaller framed close-ups of Europe and the United States are available for travellers who want to focus on a specific region.
Why personalised push-pin maps matter
Travel is one of the most meaningful things a person does in a lifetime, and the memories deserve more than a folder of photos buried on a phone. A push-pin travel map turns a wall into a visual diary: every pin is a story, every cluster is a season of life, and every empty country is an invitation to keep going. Families use our maps to plan retirements, couples celebrate the cities where they met, and parents give them as gifts to children setting off on a working-holiday year. Unlike a static print, a Custom Pushpin Map keeps evolving as your story grows.
Our Australian operations
Custom Pushpin Maps was founded in 2017 by Gary Klungreseth as part of the Beyond a Word family of Australian wall-art brands. Our printing studio in Noosa runs HP latex pigment printers with archival, fade-resistant inks. Frames are assembled in our local workshop and quality-checked before they leave Queensland. Because every order is made-to-order rather than pulled from stock, customisation is genuinely free — there is no premium for adding your own words, changing the colour palette, or swapping the pin assortment.
We ship Australia-wide as standard, with international delivery available to the United States, United Kingdom, New Zealand and Canada. Standard production turnaround is 5—7 business days, after which the framed map is couriered to your door with tracking. Returns are accepted on production faults, and our customer-care team in Noosa answers every email personally.
What sets a Custom Pushpin Map apart
- Made in Australia — printed and framed in Noosa, never drop-shipped from overseas.
- Free personalisation — custom words, colour adjustments and pin assortments at no extra charge.
- Pin-ready out of the box — 40 coloured pins included (10 colours, 4 of each), with extra packs available.
- Solid framing — timber frame, archival inks, ready-to-hang hardware fitted as standard.
- 140+ designs — the largest range of personalised push-pin maps in the Australian market.
- Beyond a Word group quality — supported by an Australian print group with 10+ years of canvas-art experience.
The Beyond a Word family
Custom Pushpin Maps is part of the wider Beyond a Word group of Australian wall-art brands, which also includes Canvas Prints Australia, Canvas Prints Perth, Blue Horizon Prints and Star Maps Australia. Together we offer one of the most complete personalised wall-art catalogues in the country, all printed locally and shipped Australia-wide.
Get in touch
If you have a question about a specific map design, want help picking the right size for your wall, or need to personalise a map for a special occasion, please get in touch through our contact page or email info@beyondaword.com.au. We’d love to help you turn your travels into a wall-worthy story.
Founder: Gary Klungreseth, Director, Custom Pushpin Maps. Studio: Noosa, Queensland, Australia.