In the early 1990s Jack Duganne introduced the word "giclée" as a new term describing digital prints used as fine art versa commercial digital prints.
Since then giclee technology rapidly developed and became number one choice for fine art reproduction by publishers, galleries, artists, and photographers.

Some artists like to add a 'personal' touch to their giclee prints using paints, pastels, pens, beads, swarovski crystals, glitter, gold leaf, etc. Such prints are called 'embellished' prints or 'mixed mediums'. Embellishing is mostly done on canvas giclees. In rare cases artists embellish their paper prints. Note: these mixed mediums are based on giclee prints unlike original mixed mediums created without involving printing technology.

Long before the word Giclee was first used there were artists who begun using ink-jet technology for their reproduction purposes as an alternative to lithography and serigraphy.
Then in the mid 1980's Graham Nash and Jon Cone noticed the high quality of the Iris ink-jet printers output. They developed inks that gave fine art reproductions the longevity and color gamut they deserve. Iris printer became the first one associated with museum quality fine art.