With lockdown in full swing once again in England and the nation spending more time at home than ever, jigsaw puzzles for adults have never been more in demand – or on trend.
Earlier this year, a spokesperson for John Lewis & Partners told us that the store was experiencing high demand for jigsaw puzzles with sales are similar to what they usually see around Christmastime, following repeated sellouts of its Galison 1,000-piece ranges.
Department stores weren’t the only ones seeing the surge – even Amazon availability was low as we looked to puzzles to give us some mindful, screen-free downtime (well, until we took a picture of the finished product for Instagram, that is). And now as we approach the festive season, the jigsaw journey shows no sign of ending – in fact, a new one is just what many of us want to find in our stockings this December.
From complex designs to soothing, colourful patterns, they are obviously an age-old boredom buster, but puzzles also make a great distraction when you’re feeling overwhelmed or anxious – as many of us are in the current climate. Mental health charity Mind even notes the usefulness of games and puzzles as a coping mechanism during crisis.
But whatever your reason is to get puzzling, here are the best seriously stylish, grown-up jigsaw puzzles for adults that you can order direct to your door right now. Oh, and if you’re as invested as we are, you’ll probably want to pick up a puzzle roll, too.
36 of the best jigsaw puzzles for adults
Flow With It Puzzle (500 pieces), £32, Prints in Pieces
Summer of 2020 (500 pieces), £27, Piecemeal Puzzles
Jonathan Adler Rainbow Hand Jigsaw Puzzle & Box (750 pieces), £21.90, Amazon
Christian LaCroix Birds Sinfonia Double Sided Jigsaw Puzzle (250 pieces), £32, Amara
Frank Stella Jigsaw Puzzle (750 pieces), £16.99, Trouva
Poolside Colourful, 80s-Style Jigsaw Puzzle for Adults (1000 Pieces), £19.99, Etsy
Book Club Jigsaw Puzzle (1,000 pieces), £14.99, Utility
Gibsons Marmite Double-Sided Puzzle (500 pieces), £14, Selfridges
Chinese Takeaway Puzzle, £6.99, IWOOT
Pick Me Up Jigsaw Puzzle Gin (500 pieces), £16, Talking Tables
Amazing Gradient Jigsaw Puzzle for Adults (1000 pieces), £19.99, Etsy
Calm Club Peace By Piece – The Ultimate Relaxation Jigsaw Puzzle, £16, I Am Fy
Kylskapspoesi Clocks & Trees 1000 Piece Jigsaw Puzzle (1,000 pieces), £18.50, Oliver Bonas
Flowers in a Vase 3D Jigsaw Puzzle (500 Pieces), £20, The National Gallery
Mudpuppy Hot Dogs A-Z Puzzle (1,000 pieces), £14.99, Waterstones
Dusen Dusen for Areaware Stack Pattern Puzzle, £28, The Conran Shop
Zero Gravity Jigsaw Puzzle (1,000 pieces), £24.99, Utility
Print Club London x Luckies Let’s Go Get Lost Together Puzzle (500 pieces), £17.95, Luckies
Love Lives Here Puzzle (1,000 pieces), £13.35, Amazon
Ridley’s Games Coffee Lover’s Jigsaw Puzzle (500 pieces), £15, Wild + Wolf
The Beachcomber’s Companion Puzzle With Shaped Pieces (1,000 pieces), £18.95, Amazon
City Map Puzzle London (250 pieces), £10, Oliver Bonas
Floral Colour-In Puzzle (1,000 pieces), £14.99, Look Again
Gray Malin Two Sided Hawaii Puzzle (500 pieces), £22, Amara
Jonathan Adler Lips Puzzle (750 pieces), £22.70, Amazon
Crystals Jigsaw Puzzle (1,000 pieces), £19.99, Etsy
Yoga Jigsaw Puzzle, £12.99, IWOOT
Birthstones & The Zodiac 2-in-1 Double Sided Puzzle, £12.76, Amazon
Londji Discover The World Puzzle, £25, Smallable
Christian LaCroix Let’s Play Double-Sided Puzzle, £32, Liberty London
Ridley’s Games Donut Lover’s Jigsaw Puzzle (1,000 pieces), £20, Oliver Bonas
Vintage Typewriter Shaped Puzzle (750 pieces), £16, George Whitstable
Gradient Puzzle Large, £38, Fred Aldous
DOIY Monstera Slow Puzzle, £9.89, Amazon
