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It’s BOX WEEK! No, not Boxing Week — we’ve taken a slightly different approach, so listen up. 😉 Every time we receive a shipment of our signature black magnet-close puzzle packaging boxes from our supplier, a few of them inevitably arrive...

At Puzzle Lab, we constantly look for ways to align our practices with our values. Sustainability has always been one of our core beliefs, shaping the choices we make from design to delivery. Now, we’re excited to share a significant...

Find a frame you like (we got ours from local thrift stores) that’s quite a bit larger than your puzzle - your call on size, but we find the puzzles with the most white space around them look best. Carefully...

by Bill Huot (Original Post) Introduction I pre-ordered this puzzle when Puzzle Lab first gave its regular customers a sneak-peek at the artwork. Actually, I had already decided to order it even before I saw the image. Puzzle Lab is...

If you’re reading this, you might already know about our wacky wooden puzzles, including our focus on parametric design (also known as computational or algorithmic design). We’re here to share some insight about this contemporary design practice by answering a few...

Curating puzzle artwork: a puzzling affair. The only thing better than a challenging jigsaw puzzle? A challenging jigsaw puzzle that doubles as a gorgeous piece of art.  Puzzles are only as fun as the artwork on their pieces. You want...

The puzzling community is full of passionate folk with a deep love for challenging the mind and putting beautiful pieces together.  One of those people is Claudia Tremblay (aka @Puzzle_Canopy), a puzzle enthusiast based in Quebec City. A lab technician...

Here’s a history lesson they never covered in high school! Jigsaw puzzles have truly been with us humans through thick and thin. Wars, depressions, pandemics. They’ve gotten us through—and continue to get us through—a lot.  As you may have heard,...

Have you ever been here? You close your computer at 5pm on a Friday night in lock-down and make the < 20-step commute to your fridge to grab a beverage. Then...you plop onto your couch, settling in for another riveting...