Alistair Matthews and Michael Hunter, two friends with a fondness for vintage puzzles and odd humor, created Le Puzz to make whimsically illustrated jigsaw puzzles with a more playful feel. The company’s signature random-cut pieces are all uniquely shaped, and its 500-piece puzzles use extra-thick stock developed with its manufacturer. Le Puzz uses FSC-approved paper, limits plastic in its packaging, and pledges 1% of annual profits to environmental causes.
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Art & Fable Puzzle Company, LLCArt & Fable Puzzle Company, LLC creates premium quality jigsaw puzzles to expand the audience of artists and bring attention to forgotten fables. They are dedicated to charitable giving through their #PuzzleForGood program, supporting specific charities with each puzzle line. They offer a luxury puzzling experience with velvet touch surfaces and elegant design.
PAR PuzzlesSince 1932, PAR Puzzles has been hand-cutting one-of-a-kind wooden jigsaw puzzles in its New York studio, often designing custom puzzles from customers’ photographs or favorite artwork. John and Justin Madden now carry forward the distinctive style developed by founders John Henriques and Frank Ware, including hand-drawn silhouette pieces that date to the 1930s and 1950s. Every puzzle arrives in a pictureless box and includes a “par time,” turning the finished image into both a surprise and a challenge.CORAM, NY
ToolilaToolila makes premium 1,000-piece jigsaw puzzles that pair intricate artwork with a serious challenge, including vividly illustrated cat scenes and optical designs such as The Wave Challenge. Its puzzles use thick, precision-cut pieces with matte, high-resolution printing, and each purchase is covered by a one-year missing-parts guarantee that replaces an incomplete puzzle with the same design.18TH ST, NY
Evermade, LLCHusband-and-wife team Shaun and Lauren Salzberg run Evermade, a U.S.-based family business that creates award-winning games and puzzles designed to make learning feel like play. Shaun started the company in 2016 with Snippets, a road-trip word game, and the lineup now includes brainy math games such as Proof! alongside illustrated puzzle books and hidden-message jigsaws. Evermade produces its card games and puzzle books in the USA and uses recycled, responsibly sourced materials and vegetable-based inks where possible.