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Best 12 puzzles for adults

Gorgeous designs to enjoy in lockdown.

With everyone hunkering down at home for quarantine, puzzles have never been more popular. They’ve also never been as good-looking, with a plethora of design-led puzzles taking centre stage on coffee tables around the world.

Apart from keeping your hands busy, puzzles are also a meditative and mindful activity, helping to create a calm environment and reduce anxiety.

Here, we’ve scoured the shelves and rounded-up our 12 favourite puzzles for adults. They’ll also keep the kids happy, too!

1. Charley Harper Wings of the World puzzle, $27.50

Charley Harper puzzle

Take some time out with this gorgeous 300-piece puzzle featuring an illustration by mid-century American artist Charley Harper. Click here to buy. 

2. My Great Grandmother’s Country II puzzle, $58

Indigenous puzzle

Designed by Natalie Jade, an Australian artist with indigenous roots, this 1000-piece puzzle will draw you in with its incredible details. Click here to pre-order it for June.

3. Slow puzzle: Monstera, $29.95

Leaf puzzle

Slow down with this puzzle plucked straight from nature. It includes adhesive so you can turn your puzzle into a wall decoration when complete. Click here to buy.

4. Magic India puzzle, $23.90

Magic of India puzzle

Immerse yourself in the bright and bold colours of India with this 1000 piece puzzle by Djeco. Click here to buy.

5. Moon puzzle, $37.99

Moon puzzle

Featuring a photo of the moon from NASA, this 100-piece oversized floor puzzle will inspire star-gazers both young and old alike. Click here to buy.

6. Areaware gradient puzzle, $59.95

Gradient puzzles

Created by designer Bryce Wilner for Areaware, these tricky gradient puzzles provide a vibrant way to meditate on colour. Click here to buy. 

7. Andy Warhol soup can puzzle, $39.95

Andy Warhol Campbells soup puzzle

This iconic pop art masterpiece has been turned into a 2-sided puzzle with 500 pieces. Complete one side, then turn it over and start again. Click here to buy. 

8. Galison rainbow popsicles puzzle, $35.95

Galison rainbow popsicles puzzle

Get carried away to carefree summer holidays with this sumptuous spectrum of popsicles by cult puzzle designer Galison. Click here to buy. 

9. Charlie Bennell Yoro Park puzzle, $35

Yoro Park puzzle

Designed by Australian artist Charlie Bennell, this 285-piece puzzle features the The Site of Reversible Destiny building in Yoro Park, Japan. Click here to buy. 

10. Frank Lloyd Wright’s Saguaro Cactus puzzle, $77.50

Frank Lloyd Wright Puzzle

This impressive 1000-piece puzzle forms the artwork of Frank Lloyd Wright’s iconic Saguaro Forms and Cactus Flowers, with luxe gold foil stamping. Click here to buy.

11. Gray Malin beach puzzle, $39.90

Gray Malin beach puzzle
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Get two gorgeous puzzles by aerial photographer Gray Malin for one with this 500 double-sided puzzle. Click here to buy.

12. 1000 piece Australia puzzle, $58 

Australia puzzle

Embrace Australiana with this impressive 1000-piece puzzle, illustrated by artist Miranda Sofroniou. Click here to pre-order it for June. 

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