2020 Puzzle Design Competition Entries

2020 Puzzle Design Competition

Entries

The Design Competition Guide (same content: photos, instructions, and notes) is available here .

The following is a summary of the 47 entries in the 2020 competition (click on images for larger photos).

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Arrow & Heart Designer: Hayassi (Noboru Hayashi) Goal: Disentangle the two parts. Materials: Steel nail Classification: Disentanglement Contact the designer by .
Axes & Hammer Designer: Join Liu Goal: Separate the axes, hammer, and ring. Materials: Stainless steel, iron Classification: Topological disentanglement Contact the designer by . 60 USD/pc.
Axion Designer: Pantazis Houlis Goal: Create a shape that has mirror symmetry in three mutually perpendicular directions. Materials: PLA 3D-printed plastic Classification: 1.1. Put-together Contact the designer by .
Blockistry Designer: Eetu Taivalantti Goal: Create a stable, free-standing structure that matches a given image when viewed from directly above. Materials: Wood Classification: 1.3 Put together ( 3D-objects) Contact the designer by . Price 34.90 € (+shipping)
Box Rhodode Designer: Albert Gübeli Goal: Assemble the four pieces to fit into the DDH box. Materials: PLA 3D print, Box PET-G Classification: INT-POLY Contact the designer by . Price $40
Bubble Designer: Volker Latussek Goal: Form four hollow spheres hidden inside a stable structure. Materials: Elsberry wood Classification: Put together
Cogra Puzzle Designer: Alexander E Holroyd Goal: Scramble the puzzle, and then return it to the solved state with four solid colored circles. Materials: Acrylic Classification: 5.4 Rotating piece puzzles Contact the designer by . Limited quantity available, $65 plus shipping
Coil Enigma Designer: Hiroshi Yamamoto Goal: Release the center piece. Materials: Leather Classification: Leather tanglement
CORVI 2020 Designer: Stephen Chin Goal: Open the box. Materials: Wood, electronics Classification: Slocum 2.1
DIA Designer: Frederic Boucher Goal: Pack the five diamond-shaped pieces inside the frame. Materials: Printed MDF Classification: Put-together Contact the designer by . In Japan, order from puzzlein.com
Euklid for Kids Designer: Volker Latussek Goal: Pack three blocks into the box. Materials: Padauk, merbau, acacia Classification: Box packing
Five Cubes Designer: Kohno Ichiro & Eric Fuller Goal: Make five cubes using all the magnets, with none of the cubes overlapping their neighbor by more than one-half cube. Materials: Patagonian rosewood Classification: Put-together
Four Squares Designer: Frederic Boucher Goal: Assemble the six pieces to make four square shapes at the same time. Materials: Printed MDF Classification: 2D assembly
Free Me 8 - The Reptile Puzzle Box Designer: Joseph Turner Goal: Open the box and free the coin. Materials: Wood, metal, coin Classification: Take-apart
Genesi Designer: Francesco Castagna Goal: Open the box. Materials: Mahogany, maple, linden, magnets Classification: Take-apart puzzle box Contact the designer by . Made to order, and personalisation is possible. Base price is around 150€.
Grooved Three Piece Burr Designer: Kusumi Kouki Goal: Assemble and disassemble. Materials: Leopardwood Classification: Interlocking burr
Heart & Heart Designer: Hayassi( Noboru Hayashi) Goal: Disentangle the two pieces. Materials: Steel nail Classification: Disentanglement Contact the designer by .
Impossible Butterfly Designer: Ueda Harunohu Goal: Is it possible to remove two pieces of wood (without using force)? Is it possible to make with natural wood (without using glue)? Materials: Natural wood (black & white ebony) Classification: Impossible object
Incertezza del Futuro Designer: Volker Latussek Goal: Arrange the nine identical pieces so that no hole is visible from any side, even from below (glass table). Materials: Brass Classification: Put-together
Jigsaw Cube [Black] Designer: Ueda Harunohu Goal: Disassemble and assemble the eight blocks. Materials: Natural wood (yellow poplar & black walnut) Classification: Interlocking solid Visit Kumikiya DMM.make shop
Jigsaw Cube [Red] Designer: Ueda Harunohu Goal: Disassemble and assemble the eight blocks. Materials: Natural wood (shina & padauk) Classification: Interlocking solid Visit Kumikiya DMM.make shop
L Plates Designer: Sam Cornwell Goal: Slide the four shapes around the cube… 1. To form a colored circle on one face. 2. To form a colored rectangle by sliding shapes. Materials: Oak (reclaimed) Classification: 5.3 Sliding piece puzzle 3D
Leaf 15 Designer: Choongmyoung Lee Goal: Slide the pieces so that the proper order of pieces 14 and 15 is restored. Materials: Acrylic Classification: 5.3 Sliding piece Contact the designer by .
Lock Box Designer: Eric Fuller Goal: Open the box using the key. Materials: Sapele, Jatoba, Birch Classification: Sequential discover take-apart (Slocum 2.1) Currently out of stock, but possibly available in the future at CubicDissection.
Looser Cube Designer: Lucie Pauwels Goal: Assemble the pieces so that the black blocks make a 2x2x2 cube. Materials: Artec Blocks Classification: 3D Assembly
Magic Pearls Designer: Esko Anttila Goal: Use the magnetic blocks to build a fully functional 3x3x3 magic cube. Materials: Walnut, birch, magnets Classification: 1.2 3 Dimensional assembly puzzles -non-interlocking Contact the designer by . If there is demand, it is possible that a small batch is made for sale.
Melting F Designer: George Bell Goal: Pack all 10 pieces in the box. Materials: PLA Classification: [1.2] 3D assembly, ASS-POLY Assembly of Polyhedra
Mobius Triangle Junior Designer: Hayassi (Noboru Hayashi) Goal: Disentangle the two parts. Materials: Steel Classification: Disentanglement Contact the designer by .
Mutex Designer: Andrew Magill Goal: Open the container by turning the knobs and removing the top. Materials: Brass, aluminum, acrylic Classification: 2.1 Trick or secret opening puzzles Visit ominoushum.com
Planet Designer: Masumi Ohno Goal: Separate the two parts and return it to the start position (so that the etched lines are aligned). Materials: Nylon Classification: Slocum 4.1 Contact the designer by . If you live in Japan, please visit Puzzle shop K; Cost is ¥8,235 plus shipping fee.
Simplicitas Designer: Vladimir Krasnoukhov Goal: Make a symmetrical shape with the three pieces. Materials: Acrylic Classification: 2D Assembly Contact the designer by .
Sisyphus Designer: Jon Leaman Goal: Place Sisyphus' boulder into its base. Materials: Soapstone and black walnut Classification: ASS-POLY Contact the designer by . I'm keeping a list of interested parties. I'm considering making a small batch.
Slow Motion Designer: Frederic Boucher Goal: Pack the eight pieces into the frame to make a square. Materials: Acrylic, metal Classification: Put-together, sliding pieces Contact the designer by .
Small Drawer Box Designer: Kohno Ichiro Goal: Open the small drawer box. Materials: New Guinea rosewood Classification: Take-Apart (open the box) Contact the designer by .
Starmaker Designer: Yavuz Demirhan Goal: Use all eight cubes to create the image of a 2D star. Materials: Acrylic Classification: Put-together Contact the designer by .
Superpack Designer: Haym Hirsh Goal: Fit the indicated five pieces into the box. Materials: Wood (masseur birch box, Bolivian rosewood, yellowheart, purpleheart pieces) Classification: ASS-OTH Visit Brian Menold's WoodWonders
Swift Mystery Designer: William Waite Goal: Arrange the six pieces in three layers to form a familiar figure. Materials: Walnut, alder, poplar Classification: 1.3 Miscellaneous put-together
Swiss Cheese and Grape Designer: Bruno Hemon Goal: Arrange the five pieces of Swiss cheese in the box so that the ball can drop into the top of the box, through the stack of Swiss cheese, and then out at the bottom of the box. Materials: 3D printing Classification: Maze & route puzzle Visit Blog of Bruno, Puzzle Maker
10 of Diamonds Designer: Laszlo Molnar Goal: Pack the pieces in the tray. Materials: wood Classification: 1.1 2D
Three Coins Designer: Aaron Wang Goal: Take apart the ring. Materials: Rosewood Classification: Topological disentanglement
ze Tomago (Egg) Designer: Stephen Chin Goal: Open the box and find the diamond. Materials: Wood Classification: Slocum 2.1
Triple Chocolate Box Designer: George Bell Goal: 1) Pack all six pieces in the round box. 2) Pack all six pieces in the square box. 3) Pack all six pieces in the triangular box. Materials: PLA boxes, wood balls Classification: [1.2] 3D assembly, ASS-POLY Assembly of Polyhedra
2+One Designer: Aaron Siegel & Laszlo Molnar Goal: Arrange the pieces into a 2x2x2 cube, so the given patterns are visible from the three directions when looking through the assembly. (The two black patterns must be identical.) Materials: Acrylic Classification: Slocum 1.3
WASP Designer: Carl Hoff Goal: Take the six tangled bands and arrange them into an orderly ring. Materials: Silver - Ring / SLS 3D Printed Nylon - Ring Box Classification: 1.3 Miscellaneous put-together Visit PuzzleRingMaker.com; Ring sizes 5 to 15 available. Pricing starts at $130 for an all silver ring and goes up if gold bands are requested.
Where's My Hammer Designer: Dee Dixon Goal: Gain access to the interior compartment. Materials: Wood, metal Classification: 2.1 Secret opening box Visit DEDWoodCrafts Etsy shop; Cost: $300; 100+ produced, still in production
X Marks The Spot Designer: Eric Harshbarger Goal: Align the white arms on the rotating discs so that they form an "X". Materials: 3D printed PLA, springs, screws Classification: Sequential Movement
Yendred's Packing Designer: Bram Cohen Goal: Place all the feet of all the pieces into the box simultaneously. Materials: Plastic Classification: Slocum 1.1 Contact the designer by . STL to be posted