Puzzles may seem like a product of the past– on its last legs along with floppy discs, drive-in theaters, and actually knocking on someone’s door to let them know you’re outside. As we replace and upgrade, more often than not the digital replaces the physical.

Cellphones to replace landlines, computers to replace typewriters, Kindles to replace books. But, launched in 2019, Piecework Puzzles is a refreshing homage to a classic pastime.

That word– pastime– is what Piecework is all about. They may make puzzles, but on a philosophical level, this company is actually about one of life’s greatest luxuries: time. Even the brand’s name, Piecework, is a salute to the significance to the process, the act of putting something together piece by piece.