Boxes and Booze 2/27/21 Boxes and Booze 2/27/21

Late for Tea

“There was nothing so very remarkable in that; nor did Alice think it so very much out of the way to hear the Rabbit say to itself, “Oh dear! Oh dear! I shall be late!” (when she thought it over afterwards, it occurred to her that she ought to have wondered at this, but at the time it all seemed quite natural); but when the Rabbit actually took a watch out of its waistcoat-pocket, and looked at it, and then hurried on, Alice started to her feet”

Boxes and Booze 2/20/21 Boxes and Booze 2/20/21

Down the Rabbit Hole

Canadian cinematographer Peter Wiltshire is an incredibly creative and artistic individual. As a hobbyist woodworker, he has nonetheless created a few incredibly professional and award winning puzzle box designs over the years. When he decides to make something new, you can bet it will be incredible.

Boxes and Booze 2/13/21 Boxes and Booze 2/13/21

Queen of Hearts

Greek puzzle artist Mike Toulouzas creates some of the most interesting, beautiful and devious puzzles in the world. He has produced many types of puzzles, including interlocking take apart / put together designs, fiendish packing puzzles, and occasionally, a stunning puzzle box too. While he is technically a hobbyist wood worker, his skills are far superior to most mere mortals and he has won many international awards for his creations.

Boxes and Booze 2/6/21 Boxes and Booze 2/6/21

The Hatter’s Box

Kagen Sound is a full time artist from Colorado who is world renown for his award winning complex secret opening boxes and gorgeous woodwork. He holds a mathematics degree and typically applies those principles to his work, which is famous for its use of geometric patterns that shift and change in surprising, elegant and beautiful ways.

Boxes and Booze 1/30/21 Boxes and Booze 1/30/21

Verso

Here’s one more beautiful puzzle box from our friend Eric Stevens, the Las Vegas magician who has invented a set of playing card puzzles. To be clear, these are not merely puzzles that are played with playing cards, they are actually made out of playing cards!

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There Goes Bill!

“Oh! So Bill’s got to come down the chimney, has he?” said Alice to herself. “Shy, they seem to put everything upon Bill! I wouldn’t be in Bill’s place for a good deal: this fireplace is narrow, to be sure; but I think I can kick a little!” - Lewis Carroll

Boxes and Booze 1/16/21 Boxes and Booze 1/16/21

The Mouse’s Tale

Dr. Nightingale is so successful at creating puzzles that boggle and delight because he is drawn to elegant designs with a set of basic requirements that often may seem impossible to achieve. He prefers his designs to look very simple. He won the coveted “Puzzler’s Prize” at the International Puzzle Design Competition for both his “One Piece Packing Puzzle” and his “NOBOX” – two puzzles that don’t appear to be anything of the sort.

Boxes and Booze 1/9/21 Boxes and Booze 1/9/21

Rose Tree

A large rose-tree stood near the entrance of the garden: the roses growing on it were white, but there were three gardeners at it, busily painting them red. Alice thought this a very curious thing, and she went nearer to watch them, and just as she came up to them she heard one of them say, `Look out now, Five! Don't go splashing paint over me like that!’