Zen Art & Design

Wooden Jigsaw Puzzles

Puzzle Me

This unconventional, heirloom-quality wooden puzzle will be entertaining your family for years to come.

Handcrafted in the USA from premium Birchwood—this isn’t just an ordinary puzzle. First, the wooden pieces are made with a Giclee printing process that has a glossy, high-resolution finish that’ll last for generations. Each piece feels well crafted and durable—unlike the cardboard puzzles you may be used to.

And besides the standard-shaped jigsaw pieces, there are more playful shapes that are surprising and fun to look at—anything from dogs to silhouettes of dancers.

To document your puzzle-solving pursuits, each Zen Design puzzle comes with a small booklet to log who has completed the puzzle over the years. Enjoy this new, fun family tradition at a summer house or on holidays.

Maker Will Carswell liked the simplicity and pace of the jigsaw-ing experience. Zen Art & Design is meant to help relax and entertain you in the present moment, and offer a different type of escape.

These puzzles are ones both puzzle enthusiasts and “non-puzzle people” can get behind. Read More Read Less

We find this puzzle puzzling in the best way.

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Grommet Launch Conversation

Will

Hi Everyone! I’m Will, Founder and Designer of Zen Art & Design. I hope you enjoy the unique designs and artistic features of my handcrafted, heirloom-quality, wooden jigsaw puzzles for adults and children. I’m thrilled to have my puzzles featured on the Grommet, and I look forward to answering any questions you may have!
Mike – Grommet Team
12/14/2016 10:05 AM

As a puzzle aficionado, let me just say, these puzzles are fantastic.

And if you're interested in puzzles or want to learn more about Will, Zen Art, and the great work they are doing in creating an eco-friendly business, check out Will on our Meet the Maker Podcast.
Will – Special Guest
12/14/2016 10:11 AM

@Mike Thanks, Mike! I love wooden jigsaw puzzles, and I love making them! I'm psyched to be on the Grommet and am looking forward to pleasing and surprising people with our artisanal, wooden jigsaw puzzles for years to come!
Kathy
12/14/2016 11:34 AM

Can you make custom puzzles using my photograph?
Will – Special Guest
12/14/2016 12:00 PM

@Kathy Hi, Kathy—at this time, custom puzzles are not part of our offerings on the Grommet. Sorry!
Jeanie
12/14/2016 12:47 PM

Can you tell me the appropriate measurements of the size options please?
Will – Special Guest
12/14/2016 1:11 PM

@Jeanie Hi Jeanie--the sizes are all listed under each puzzle, but I will also list the sizes here for your convenience--the piece counts are approximate because I hand-design each puzzle uniquely (so a medium could be 201 pieces or 204 pieces, etc.):

Zen Puzzles:

Small: 7.5"x7.5", roughly 125 pieces

Medium:
Will – Special Guest
12/14/2016 1:16 PM

@Will Sorry--apparently clicking "tab" submits the post! Here are the sizes:

Zen Puzzles:

Small: 7.5"x7.5", roughly 125 pieces

Medium: 9.5"x9.5", roughly 2o0 pieces

Large: 11.5"x11.5", roughly 300 pieces

Peapod Puzzles for Children:

7.5"x7.5", 53 pieces

I hope this helps!
Mary
12/14/2016 2:33 PM

Will you ever make Enchanted Forest and Upstairs To Magic Land in a large size for us grown-up children?
Kathryn
12/14/2016 2:56 PM

Beautiful puzzles...Are the images which feature places identified as to location? For example, there's one that looks like it's in Europe, another with a covered bridge, etc. Thanks!
Jules – Grommet Team
12/14/2016 3:54 PM

Will, I was one of the testers for this Grommet. I have a confession to make:I usually hate puzzles. So I was not psyched to take two Zen puzzles home and hoped the other testers were more into the assignment. I figured I would barely get through building one. I was wrong. I really enjoyed it. I even built the second one voluntarily. I think the reasons this experience stood out for me were two: the quality of the art and wooden pieces made it more tactile and pleasant than typical cheap cardboard pieces that quickly degrade, and secondly the small size made it more manageable and the Zen puzzles did not take up our whole (single) table while it was in process. Well done! If I liked it a true puzzle lover will REALLY appreciate Zen.