Monday 27 September 2021

Carnovsky Ocean Jigsaw Puzzle

 

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 If you are super organised, you might have already finished buying gifts for Christmas. If you're like me, you are beginning to look at the gift guides and online gift posts in autumn.

Carnovsky Ocean Jigsaw Puzzle (500pc) is a stunning unique jigsaw puzzle and a work of art in one package.  

I haven't done a jigsaw puzzle in over a year, and forgot just how much I enjoy them. My younger son was keen to help me, but I wanted to assemble it solo. I worked on it for a couple of days, on and off, and enjoyed every moment of it.

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It's quite tricky (not totally fiendish but not super easy either), as the images in different colours are superimposed over each other. 

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The beautiful artwork is created  by Carnovsky, a Milan based art and design duo - Francesco Rugi and Silvua Quintanilla. They are best known for their RGB project, which was first presented at Milan Design Week in 2010, and since then appeared in numerous international exhibitions.

RGB is an ongoing project that experiments with the interaction between printed and light colours. It's all about exploring "the surface's deepness".

This splendid puzzle comes with three pairs of coloured glasses, which highlight different images underneath. The images are interwoven, the lines and shapes are not clear when you look at the mixed scene, but put on the glasses and gasp with admiration, as layers re-emerge with clarity and sharpness of detail. The result is simply mesmerising and captivating.

This is a view through green glasses.

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Red glasses' scene:

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It was not easy to take the image with the blue glasses, as it wasn't as sharp as red and green through the camera of my iPhone.

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As usual, I started with the border, finding pieces that will build the "frame", and then worked on the designs inside. Sometimes I looked at the design, sometimes at the shape of pieces.

Attention to detail here is something special. The sea creatures are drawn in the style of the old encyclopaediae. 

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As you can see from close-ups, the graphic design is intricate and elaborate.

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You can also scan the QR code to turn your device into a magical viewing lens.

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The puzzle measures 50x50cm (19.7x19.7 inches) when complete.

One more thing worth mentioning: the puzzle pieces come in a paper bag inside the box, so there is no plastic to throw away. 

This wonderful puzzle is suitable for ages 8+ (not suitable for children under 36 months due to small parts which present a choking hazard).

It will make an excellent gift for any jigsaw puzzle lover. If there is such a person in your life, Carnovsky Ocean will make someone happy - be it for Christmas, birthday or any other occasion. 

I know I would be delighted to get a new puzzle for Christmas.

Disclosure: We received the jigsaw puzzle for the purposes of testing and reviewing. All opinions are our own.

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4 comments:

  1. I was on Amazon last night looking for inspiration for my girls for Christmas and saw this jigsaw and was fascinated by it. It really is clever and it's something really different. x

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    1. Thanks, Kim, there are 3 different Carnovsky puzzles on amazon, they are all beautiful. It is definitely different.

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  2. What a fascinating jigsaw. I love the fact that it looks different with the glasses. I need to keep this in mind for Christmas, that's for sure. xx

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    1. Thank you, Anca, Eddie and I enjoyed so much, looking at it with different glasses and finding new details.

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