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Jigsaw Design

Puzzling furniture and housewares offer a sense of playfulness

Implications - Designers are giving furnishings and household goods a fun, unique twist with puzzle-inspired elements. Featuring everything from the Rubik's cube to jigsaw pieces, these quirky designs instill a playful, lightheartedness into the home, which stands to help consumers alleviate the stresses of everyday life.
Trend Themes
1. Puzzle-inspired Design - Designers are incorporating puzzle-inspired elements into furnishings and household goods to bring a playful, lightheartedness into the home.
2. DIY Furniture Building - People are engaging in creative projects to build their own puzzle-inspired furniture such as Rubik's Cube drawers and modular pieces.
3. Multifunctional Furniture - Designers are creating puzzle-inspired furniture collections, like Mesa KUBYK, that allow for free-form assembly to serve multiple functions and be reinterpreted to adapt to changing needs.
Industry Implications
1. Furniture Manufacturing - Furniture manufacturers can embrace the trend for puzzle-inspired furniture design and introduce modular, customizable lines with multifunctional features.
2. Home Decor - Home decor retailers can curate collections featuring puzzle-inspired elements such as jigsaw pillows and Rubik's cube-themed kitchen and dining products.
3. Crafts and Hobbies - Craft and hobby stores can cater to a growing market of DIY enthusiasts by offering workshops and supplies for building puzzle-inspired furniture pieces and decor.
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Featured Examples

Cubed Furniture Collections
Cubed Furniture Collections
The Mesa KUBYK Ensures That No Two Living Rooms are Alike
At first glance, Mesa KUBYK may look like nothing more than an oversized Rubik's Cube. A closer look reveals what the Mesa KUBYK really is; an awesome set of multifunctional furniture that just happens… MORE
play_circle_filledDIY Puzzling Furniture
DIY Puzzling Furniture
Learn to Make the Rubik's Cube Drawer for a Geeky Feature in the Home
Instead of spending money on a new drawer, check out the Rubik's Cube Drawer for a creative piece that anyone can craft with their own hands. Instructables user makendo has put out a wonderful tutorial… MORE
Puzzle Piece Seating
Puzzle Piece Seating
The Moredesign Modi Series Will Make Renovations a Game of Tetris
The Moredesign Modi seating series is a kit created to help you assemble an array of different lounger options. The Moredesign Modi comes with a black base with different slots to fit the white pieces… MORE
Vibrant Puzzle Furniture
Vibrant Puzzle Furniture
The Mudo Table Adds a Dash of Radiant Red to the Dining Room
The Mudo Table is quite an attractive piece that would complement just about any space in the home due to its red hue. Patrick Carmody and Kfir Shetrit from OCD Furniture are the minds behind the radiant… MORE
Puzzling Stools
Puzzling Stools
Piece Together the Pieces of the Pallares Chair by Carlos Cordoba
The Pallares Chair by designer Carlos Cordoba is a fun furniture seater that is easy to build. Cordoba was able to explore and develop new materials from natural fibers for his chair collection. There… MORE
play_circle_filledPuzzling Utensils
Puzzling Utensils
The Ding 3000 JOIN Cutlery is More Fun Than Playing With Your Food
The Ding 3000 JOIN Cutlery will have you playing games at the dinner table. The tricky utensils have links so you can put them together like a puzzle. It can also be used as an interesting table decoration… MORE

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