Difficult fits, missing pieces and untraceable parts, breaking it down and putting it back together. Puzzles and jigsaws send the mind into a whirl. If outside the window you see a grey expanse like a Redmark label, then it is time to put yourself to the test. The most highly skilled will attempt complicated, imaginative puzzles but those wanting a new picture choose a photo jigsaw, which fits together easily like a label by Framis Italia. A greyscale puzzle offers an intermediate level, for those with a good eye the time will slide by as smoothly as a Myzip zip. Booklovers and wordsmiths go for pieces with letters, which have inspired Duesse’s labels. Satab’s ribbons resemble a thousand brightly coloured pieces spread out on a table waiting to be fitted together. The youngest build new characters and imaginative constructions using multi-coloured bricks like the buttons by Gritti 1924. SC Print’s products capture the enjoyment that goes into creating a beaded mosaic, while Texcart fills a bucket with shapes and colours like so many mechanical toy parts. MET Manifattura Etichette Tessute steals the blues and turquoises of the sky and a Lanfranchi Lampo Zippers zip completes the skyline of a metropolis.
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