Properly good puzzles

If a good jigsaw feels like the missing piece in your life, here are some of the most aesthetically-pleasing puzzles.

Cloudberries

An ethical British company that makes their ‘poster puzzles’ from recycled paper and board, and plants a tree for every puzzle sold through Eden Reforestation Projects. Rooster (1,000pc, £16.99, cloudberries.co.uk)

Gill Saws

Handcrafted in Brighton, founder Gill collaborates with artists, designers and illustrators to create limited editions of her striking designs. These graphic elemental designs are striking and challenging. Air by Gill Saws (400pc, £30, gillsaws.uk)

Wentworth

Wentworth laser cut their (sustainable) wooden puzzles on their Wiltshire premises. Their signature irregular shaped pieces and ‘whimsy’ shapes, matching the puzzle’s themes, add extra challenge. Blue Winter (250pc, £29.95; or 500pc, £58.95, wentworthpuzzles.com)

Jiggy Puzzles

A female-founded company making beautiful jigsaws from the work of female artists. Puzzles come in a reusable glass jar with a tube of puzzle glue so you can keep it forever. They’re in the US but deliver here – well worth the extra shipping pennies. Portrait Design 091 by Jamaican designer and illustrator Natasha Cunningham (850pc, $49), jiggypuzzles.com.

Slowdown Studio

LA-based Slowdown Studio’s striking jigsaws are designed by artist Charlie Bennell, inspired by architecture worldwide. The Site of Reversible Destiny in Yoro Park, Japan. (285pc, £30, wagreen.co.uk)

Piece & Quiet

A new company who have worked with artists to create three unique designs that cleverly encapsulate 2020. Check out Lockdown Lowdown for how you got through this year (baking, painting, yoga etc). Lockdown Lowdown puzzle (500pc, £22.99, pieceandquietpuzzles.co.uk)

For the love of Frida

Journey through the life and work of the Mexican artist in this vibrant depiction, illustrated by Laura Callaghan. The World of Frida Kahlo (1,000pc, £14.99, laurenceking.com)