Choose NovaMap™ when the memory you want to preserve is defined by a specific date and location rather than by a photograph or a name alone. NovaMap™ is AtaNova’s personalised star map lamp: a night-sky design created from the details you provide, laser-engraved on clear acrylic and illuminated from a solid wood USB-powered LED base. It belongs to the AtaNova personalised lamps collection and is designed for weddings, proposals, anniversaries, births, first meetings, new homes and other moments connected to one meaningful place.
The main buying decisions are simple: choose the correct date and location, decide whether to add an optional time, names or a short message, select 3-Color Light or RGB, and check where the finished lamp will be displayed. The NovaMap™ measures approximately 14.5 cm wide and 22 cm high, including a solid wood base approximately 3 cm high. A digital Design Proof is sent by email before engraving.
Who Should Choose a NovaMap™ Star Map Lamp?
NovaMap™ is the right personalised lamp when the date and place are the central part of the story. It is especially suitable when the recipient can immediately recognise why that night or location matters.
- Couples: a first date, proposal, wedding or anniversary.
- Parents and families: the date and location connected to a child’s birth.
- Long-distance partners: the city where the relationship began or a place they share.
- New homeowners: the date and place connected to a first home or new beginning.
- Milestone birthdays: the recipient’s birth date and location.
- Travellers: a journey, destination or night that changed something important.
Choose a different personalised lamp when another detail carries the memory more clearly. A photograph is better suited to AuraLine™, while complete baby birth details are better suited to FirstLight™.
What Information Do You Need Before Ordering?
Prepare the details before opening the product personalisation fields. This reduces spelling mistakes and makes the Design Proof easier to approve.
- Date: enter the meaningful date exactly as it should appear.
- Location: use the city, venue, hospital, home town or other place connected to the event.
- Optional time: add the time when it is relevant to the memory or selected layout.
- Names: check spelling, accents, punctuation and capitalisation.
- Short message: one or two short lines usually create the cleanest composition.
- Optional base text: this is included only when the base engraving option is selected.
If the chosen city is not available as a preset location, accurate latitude, longitude and timezone details can be used to prepare the design correctly.
How to Choose the Right Date
The strongest NovaMap™ normally focuses on one event. Choose the date that immediately brings the story back to the recipient.
For a couple, that may be the first meeting rather than the wedding. For parents, it may be the night their child was born. For a housewarming gift, it may be the day the keys were received. The most famous date is not automatically the best date; the most meaningful and clearly identifiable date usually creates the stronger personalised gift.
Confirm the exact day before ordering. A star map is created for the date and location submitted, so an approximate or incorrectly remembered date will produce a design for the information entered rather than for the intended event.
How to Choose the Right Location
Use the place directly connected to the event. A city is usually enough for the star map calculation, while a venue, hospital or meaningful place name can make the displayed text more personal.
- For a wedding, use the venue or city where the ceremony or celebration took place.
- For a proposal, use the exact place where the question was asked.
- For a birth, use the hospital, city or home location connected to the arrival.
- For a first meeting, use the city, café, park, station or other place tied to the story.
- For a new home, use the town or place connected to the move.
A full street address is not always necessary as visible text. Choose wording that the recipient will recognise and that remains clean on the finished acrylic panel.
Should You Add a Time, Names or a Message?
The date and location are the essential NovaMap™ details. Names, an optional time and a short message can add context, but they should support the design rather than compete with the star map.
When to Add the Time
Add the time when it is known and meaningful, such as a birth, proposal or wedding moment. Leave it out when the exact time is uncertain or does not add anything important.
How Many Names to Add
Use the names directly connected to the event. Enter them exactly as they should be engraved, including accents and punctuation.
How Long the Message Should Be
One short line is usually enough. Two short lines can work when the wording remains simple. Longer text must be reduced to fit and can make the composition feel crowded.
3-Color Light or RGB: Which Should You Choose?
Both options illuminate the same personalised acrylic design. The choice changes the light effect, not the date, location or engraving.
- Choose 3-Color Light when you want a simpler three-colour display with a more restrained feel.
- Choose RGB when broader colour-changing flexibility is important to the recipient or room.
For a gift where you do not know the recipient’s lighting preference, consider the style of the room and how the lamp will be used. A quieter bedside or living-room display may suit 3-Color Light, while a desk, creative room or more expressive interior may suit RGB.
NovaMap™ Size, Materials and Placement
NovaMap™ uses a square clear acrylic panel and an oval solid wood LED base. The personalised design is laser-engraved into the acrylic rather than surface printed.
- Overall size: approximately 14.5 cm wide × 22 cm high.
- Base height: approximately 3 cm.
- Panel material: clear acrylic.
- Base material: solid wood.
- Power: USB-powered.
- Use: indoor decorative lighting.
The compact footprint works well on a bedside table, shelf, desk, dresser, console table or memory corner. Place it on a stable, dry surface with access to a suitable USB power source. Natural wood grain, tone and pattern can vary slightly between bases.
What Comes With the NovaMap™?
- One personalised laser-engraved clear acrylic star map panel.
- One oval solid wood LED base in the selected light option.
- One compatible USB cable.
- Protective packaging for the acrylic panel and wooden base.
- Optional base engraving or add-ons only when selected during ordering.
The digital Design Proof is sent by email and is not a physical item inside the package.
How the Design Proof Process Works
- Enter the date, location and any optional time, names or short message.
- AtaNova prepares the personalised layout.
- A digital Design Proof is sent by email before engraving.
- Check every name, date, location, time, symbol and punctuation mark.
- Approve the design or reply with a reasonable correction before production begins.
- After approval, the design is laser-engraved and finished in our Antwerp atelier.
Nothing is engraved before the Design Proof is approved. After approval, production and preparation normally take 1–2 business days. Orders are normally delivered within 3–5 business days from the order date, with tracked shipping. Prompt proof review helps keep the order on schedule. Read the full AtaNova personalisation process.
NovaMap™ Compared With Other Personalised Lamps
- Choose NovaMap™ when the date, place and night sky are the main story.
- Choose AuraLine™ when a favourite photograph should become engraved line art.
- Choose StoryFrame™ when photo-based line art should be presented in a framed illuminated format.
- Choose FirstLight™ when the design should focus on a baby’s name, date, time, weight and length.
- Choose DreamLight™ when the main purpose is a personalised name light for a child’s room.
NovaMap™ is not a printed wall poster. It is a personalised tabletop LED lamp with a laser-engraved clear acrylic panel. Browse the complete personalised lamps collection when the memory could be represented more clearly by a photograph, birth details or a child’s name.
NovaMap™ Buying Checklist
- Confirm the exact date.
- Choose the place directly connected to the event.
- Add a time only when it is accurate and relevant.
- Check every name, accent and punctuation mark.
- Keep the message to one or two short lines.
- Choose 3-Color Light or RGB based on the recipient and room.
- Confirm that the approximately 14.5 cm × 22 cm lamp suits the intended surface.
- Review the Design Proof carefully and approve it promptly.
Frequently Asked Questions
What is the NovaMap™ Star Map Lamp?
NovaMap™ is a personalised decorative LED lamp that turns the night sky from a chosen date and location into a laser-engraved design on clear acrylic, displayed in a solid wood USB-powered base.
What details do I need to order a NovaMap™?
You need a meaningful date and location. Depending on the selected layout, you can also add an optional time, names, a short message and optional base engraving.
How accurate should the date and location be?
Use the exact date and the location directly connected to the event. The design is prepared from the information submitted, so confirmed details produce the most meaningful result.
Should I choose 3-Color Light or RGB?
Choose 3-Color Light for a simpler three-colour display. Choose RGB when broader colour-changing flexibility is more important. Both options use the same personalised engraved acrylic design.
What are the NovaMap™ dimensions?
The lamp measures approximately 14.5 cm wide × 22 cm high, including a solid wood LED base approximately 3 cm high.
Is the NovaMap™ printed or engraved?
The personalised star map, names and text are laser-engraved into the clear acrylic panel. They are not applied as a surface print.
Will I see the design before engraving?
Yes. AtaNova sends a digital Design Proof by email before engraving. Check all spelling, dates, locations, times and punctuation before approving it.
How long does NovaMap™ delivery take?
Orders are normally delivered within 3–5 business days from the order date. Production begins after Design Proof approval, so prompt review helps keep the order on schedule.
Choose the Night You Want to Keep
A strong NovaMap™ begins with one true date, one meaningful place and a clear reason that the recipient will understand. Once those details are correct, choose the light option and keep the wording simple.
Create your personalised NovaMap™ Star Map Lamp, made to order in our Antwerp atelier.
