What makes the puzzles from Das Puzzle Kollektiv unique in the puzzle world?
Our puzzles aren't one-way adventures, but true travel companions! Each puzzle is designed as a traveling puzzle—after the last piece is completed, it's not meant to be put on the shelf, but rather moved on to friends, family, or colleagues. To ensure its journey isn't forgotten, each puzzle comes with a lovingly designed puzzle passport.
Thanks to their high-quality craftsmanship, our puzzles are ready for many hands and many cozy puzzle evenings. And because we care not only about people but also about the planet, our puzzles are locally produced, climate-neutral, and packaged in recycled cardboard. A puzzle from us is more than a game—it's a sustainable, communal experience.
What do you think makes Heat Waves a highlight in your collection? Or: What do you personally love most about this puzzle?
Heat Waves is like a daydream in the summer heat—a hidden object puzzle full of life, color, and little stories. The unique illustration style beautifully illuminates the city in summer. Each puzzle piece leads to a new aha moment, as loving details and little surprises are hidden everywhere.
What we love about Heat Waves is that while you're puzzling, you're literally immersed in this vibrant scene – urban, playful, and full of summer vibes. It's not just a puzzle, but a little vacation for your mind.
Is there a story behind the choice of this particular motif?
Yes – and one that's practically a little puzzle itself. We discovered the talented artist Sarah Matuszewski quite by chance on Instagram – and were immediately captivated. The surprise was all the more wonderful when it turned out that she's from very close to our city.
We contacted them without further ado – and shortly thereafter, two wonderful sketches landed in our inbox: "Heat Waves" and "Nine AM." We were immediately captivated by both designs – so we couldn't decide and promptly added both to our collection as 500-piece puzzles. Thus, an Instagram find became a true collaboration.
Would you like to tell us something about your collaboration with the artist Sarah Matuszewski?
About the artist:
Sarah Matuszewski lives and works as an illustrator in Ludwigsburg. She studied communication design in Dortmund and has been creating colorful visual worlds for magazines and agencies worldwide since 2014. Her style is playful, charming, and wonderfully quirky—featuring plenty of quirky characters and crazy city scenes.
About the Heat Waves motif:
Heat Waves is like a summer stroll through a fantasy world – full of strange characters and absurd situations. A city scene where one story follows another and chaos becomes a concept. Summer is essentially over, but here it returns with a vengeance – funny, wild, and full of little discoveries with every piece of the puzzle.
What do you wish puzzlers would feel or experience when putting together a puzzle from Das Puzzle Kollectiv?
We hope our puzzles are little escapes from everyday life – moments in which you turn off your mind and immerse yourself completely in a motif. That you laugh, marvel, discover, maybe even curse – and then experience that wonderful feeling when everything comes together piece by piece.
Our motifs tell stories that unfold as they are put together – and we hope that puzzlers will not only feel the image, but also a sense of connection: with themselves, with others, and with the idea that a puzzle doesn't end with one person, but continues on. Just like us in Stuttgart – regionally rooted, but open to many paths.
And is there anything else you would like me to share with the participants?
Yes, of course. It's a matter close to our hearts to raise awareness of the importance of supporting small labels and independent artists.
Each of our puzzles is created with love, in close collaboration with up-and-coming illustrators – often from our region. Behind Das Puzzle Kollectiv is not a corporation, but a small team with great passion.
When you puzzle with us, you are not only supporting a product, but also an idea: to promote creativity, sustainability and community on a small scale – so that something big can grow from it.
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