Largest jigsaw puzzle commercially available-world
record set by Educa
BARCELONA, Spain -- Educa,
the leader in puzzles for all ages, created a 24,000 pieces,
428 x 157 cm puzzle called Vida (Life)-setting the world record
for the Largest
jigsaw puzzle commercially available. Photo: Annick
from Namur, Belgium was the first who assembled the Largest
jigsaw puzzle: "I took 8 days for the first part,
7 for the second, 8 for the third and 6 for the last one ...
I did more on week-ends because I continued to work ... I
puzzled more or less from 5pm until 11 or 12pm (sometime until
2am!) - enlarge
photo
My favorite part was the animals. It was
easy to do the sail and the balloon. The most difficult was
the sea between the boat and The lost city!!!). I want to
do it mixed next time, but with friends because there are
so many blue pieces!" "Life - The Great Challenge" was created
especially for this puzzle by Royce
B. McClure. Born in Tokoroa, New Zealand in 1956,
Royce has had well over a hundred jigsaw puzzles previously
published.
Drawing on the experienced gained from years
of designing puzzles, the artist has made sure that the challenge
of doing this great puzzle is matched by the pleasure of doing
it.
Like life itself, this puzzle is full of variety,
color, activity, beauty, drama and above all - Life.
A lot of the intricate detail won´t
be seen until the pieces are put together, rewarding the puzzlers
with surprises as they work to complete this challenge.
Up to now, the brand's biggest puzzle had
consisted of 18,000 puzzles.
The artwork used in creating “Life” came from
many earlier paintings by the artist. These were mainly airbrush
works painted between 1990 and 2006. Elements from the paintings
were taken out and then recomposed into this one bold statement
– "Life".
The various paintings that were used to create
Life can be seen along with other information about this puzzle
at www.worldslargestpuzzle.com
