3D Crystal Iceberg

Why Choose a 3D Crystal Iceberg with a Photo Inside?

Every other shape we make is a frame: a rectangle, a square, a heart. The 3D crystal iceberg is not a frame. It is a sculpture with a photograph living inside it - an irregular, faceted mass of optical crystal that reads as an object in its own right before anyone notices there is an image in there at all.

It is also the largest and heaviest piece in our range, and that is not incidental. You feel the weight when you pick it up, and weight is what separates a keepsake from a souvenir. Each one is engraved in Chicago by our own team, thousands of laser points placed inside solid crystal, building the image in three dimensions.

Is a 3D Crystal Iceberg the Right Gift for You?

This is not the shape to buy on a whim, and we would rather say so plainly than sell you one you regret.

It is for the recipient who already has everything, and for the occasion that only comes once. A retirement after thirty years. A fiftieth anniversary. A father who has been handed a mug and a photo frame every Christmas for a decade and would notice, immediately, that this is different. A 3D photo crystal iceberg is a statement piece, and if the moment does not warrant a statement, one of our smaller shapes will serve you better and cost you less. There is no shame in the rectangle.

But when the moment does warrant it, nothing else in the range carries the same weight - literally or otherwise. Occasions where it belongs:

• Landmark anniversaries. Crystal is the traditional gift for the fifteenth year, which makes this an unusually apt choice. See our 15 year anniversary gifts, or browse anniversary gifts by year.
• Retirements and milestones. For parents, most often. Our gifts for parents collection is here.
• Memorial gifts. When a small keepsake feels insufficient. Gathered in our memorial photo gifts.

Picking the Perfect Photo for Your Crystal Iceberg

Most photos will work, and our design team can adjust yours if it needs it. Well lit, free of blur, with your subject clearly the focus - that is genuinely all we ask.

The iceberg gives you more room than any other shape, so it is the one place in our range where an ambitious photo makes sense. A landscape. A wide family group. A photograph with a background worth keeping. If you have been holding onto an image that felt too big for a small crystal, this is where it goes.

Checked by Hand Before It Ships

More crystal means more that can go wrong. The iceberg contains more optical glass than anything else we produce, which gives an internal flaw more places to hide and a light source more angles to reveal it from. And because these are usually bought for occasions that do not come around again, there is no version of this where we ship it and hope.

Every iceberg is inspected by a person before it is packed, against the same eight points:

• Is the image centered?
• Is the face clear?
• Is the text readable?
• Are there visible defects in the crystal?
• Is the engraving depth correct?
• Is the crystal cleaned before packaging?
• Is the correct base/accessory included?
• Is the gift box protected for shipping?

Your crystal leaves our facility only once all eight have passed.