Tetra Puzzle
$98.00
This attractive and challenging puzzle fits in the palm of your hand and is a lovely object for your desk or bookshelf. Comprised of four interlocking stainless steel pieces, it’s a challenge …
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Gradient Puzzle
$25.00
This 500 piece puzzle will challenge you or the diehard puzzle lover in your life, a zen conquest in gradient black and white or yellow and orange. Designed by Bryce Wilner, it’s …
Link About It: This Week’s Picks
A mathematical puzzle solved, an ocean floor around Earth's core, innovations in architecture and more
Via theguardian.com
Hobbyist Mathematician Invents 13-Sided “Einstein” Shape
David Smith, a hobbyist mathematician based in the UK’s East Yorkshire, is largely responsible for figuring out one of the most puzzling visual mathematical problems: “is there a shape that can be …
The World of the Brontës: A 1,000-Piece Jigsaw Puzzle
$17.00
The work of the Brontë sisters comes to life in this 1,000-piece jigsaw puzzle from Laurence King Publishing. From the Yorkshire moors to Mr Heathcliff and other characters from their novels, the …
Holiday Gift Guides 2022: $25 and Under
More affordable present ideas for a season that often gets expensive
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150-Year-Old Chess Puzzle Solved
A mathematician from Harvard University named Michael Simkin has (basically) solved the n queens problem, a chess puzzle that’s some 150 years old. The mathematical challenge was created by chess composer Max …
“The Sunflower Quilting Bee at Arles” Puzzle
$14.00
Faith Ringgold’s 1996 work “The Sunflower Quilting Bee at Arles” depicts eight iconic Black American women (Madam CJ Walker, Sojourner Truth, Ida Wells, Fannie Lou Hamer, Harriet Tubman, Rosa Parks, Mary McLeod …
Frank Stella Jigsaw Puzzle
$20.00
A puzzle version of Frank Stella’s stunning 1970 painting “Firuzabad” echoes the colorful, geometric abstract piece. With two overlapping circles—which, in the puzzle, are specially contoured for the smoothest curves—the jigsaw boasts …
Magnetic Puzzle Box
$22.00
Built with 36 rare-earth magnets, Shashibo’s Magnetic Puzzle Box explores the endless shape-shifting potential within structures and magnets. The puzzle can create over 70 different shapes (which their guide can help with) …