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Stories from the Studio

Notes on process, materials and the joy of puzzling.

Hands assembling a wooden art puzzle on a kraft table
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Back to non-digital games

Puzzling is an activity you can do at home, alone, while listening to your favorite music or to an audible book, or sharing it with family and friends. No screens, just a box and a board.

#Puzzle #Game #Art
Box of uniquely shaped ClairDeBois wooden puzzle pieces
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The New Art of Puzzling

ClairDeBois is much more than a classic puzzle. The focus isn’t on piece count but on the creativity behind each piece inspired by a particular artist.

#Puzzle #Jigsaw #Art #Game
Laser-cut wooden puzzle piece silhouettes inspired by Kamisaka Sekka
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Get a sneak peek at the new shapes coming this autumn

This new puzzle was inspired by Kamisaka Sekka… images evoking nature and the seasons: flowers, animals, individuals captured in a small space, with harmonious and soothing colors.

#Puzzle #Shapes #Preview #Autumn
Hand assembling a vivid red and gold ClairDeBois puzzle inspired by Vittorio Zecchin
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For a Colourful Summer

This puzzle is dedicated to the Italian painter and designer Vittorio Zecchin. His Art Nouveau work is full of ornament, glass, elegance, and colour — some even call him the 'Italian Klimt'.

#Puzzle #Art Nouveau #Vittorio Zecchin #Colour
Stacks of ClairDeBois puzzle boxes, open box with pink tissue and wooden puzzle pieces
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Pieces in a box …

Waiting to become part of a whole and to make someone happy!

#Packaging #Process #Gift
ClairDeBois Discovery edition artwork: Beech Grove I, Gustav Klimt, 20x20 cm, 200 pieces
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ClairDeBois Discovery

New edition in a smaller format coming this autumn to discover ClairDeBois while immersing in the world of the Vienna Secession and Gustav Klimt.

#Discovery #Gustav Klimt #Mini format #Vienna Secession
Black ClairDeBois teaser graphic: The World of San Agustin coming this Autumn, gold line illustrations inspired by pre-colombian figures
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The World of Art in San Agustin

This statue of a figure with a stick and a child in its hands, unearthed at the Alto de El Purutal in San Agustin, Colombia, has moved me very much. This puzzle is like an expedition into pre-colombian art.

#San Agustin #Pre-colombian Art #Inspiration #Colombia