Two launch pieces
A small catalog, made to feel personal.
Chord is not trying to look like a giant marketplace. We are starting with two finished products that preserve the kind of moments people actually care about: a real oil painting from a photo, and an Egyptian papyrus portrait with a designed inscription.
Founder note
Charlie LIANG
founder, chord
Everyone has words they want to give to someone. Chord starts from a real photo and a real feeling, then turns that into a gift that can be kept.
Finished piece
Founder-reviewed launch batch
chord Between Us Oil Painting
From USD 169
Upload a casual photo. A trained oil painter in Dafen paints it onto cotton-linen canvas. Chord's Singapore team handles photo review, artist matching, progress proof, quality check, and tracked delivery.
Finished piece
Founder-reviewed launch batch
Timeless Papyrus Portrait
From USD 99
One real photograph preserved with likeness, expression, and gesture, then rebuilt into the symbolic form of Ancient Egyptian papyrus art. Printed on Egyptian papyrus, the material that has carried writing and images for about 5,000 years. The inscription is designed from your words, not random decoration.
Why only two products?
The standard behind both pieces
Because trust is easier to lose than to earn. Each launch product needs real materials, a clear preview path, understandable pricing, and human follow-through before we add more.
Real materials
Oil paint on cotton-linen canvas, or Egyptian papyrus with layered UV printing.
Preview before commitment
Upload a photo first and see the direction before continuing to checkout.
Human quality check
The launch batch is reviewed by a small team, not pushed through an anonymous catalog.
Clear remedies
Cancel before production starts. Production errors and transit damage have specific remedies.
Choose by the feeling you want to preserve
Two directions, different emotional weight.
chord Between Us Oil Painting
Oil painting keeps the warmth of ordinary family moments: a glance, a hug, a kitchen table, a father and child.
Upload photo for free previewTimeless Papyrus Portrait
Papyrus turns a relationship into a symbolic keepsake: portrait, gesture, inscription, material, and story on one surface.
Free preview before checkoutFounder note
A gift should carry the weight of the moment.
These are not generic decor items. They start from a real photo, then ask what form would make that memory feel more permanent, more thoughtful, and more worth giving.