OUR STORY
Parkside (formerly Four Point Puzzles) is a Canadian jigsaw puzzle publisher with a focus on contemporary art and design.
WE'RE BACK!
We are very excited to be back with our new name, Parkside! Our online shop is now open and includes 3 new titles by Belgian painter Kristof Santy.
SHOP
The dark and foreboding sky in this nautical scene by painter Kristof Santy sets the tone for the lone fisherman lost at sea.
Belgian painter Kristof Santy uses altering perspectives in this scene that was inspired by Ons Kookboek, a vintage Flemish cookbook.
This bright and colourful puzzle by Kristof Santy uses an exaggerated scale to bring life to this freshly opened tin of sardines.
French artist Otto Iram uses a combination of painting and collage to create colourful work like Bric-à-brac that we featured for this incredible puzzle.
Anni was designed by illustrator and graphic designer Amanda Jane Jones who drew inspiration for the puzzle from the textile designer Anni Albers.
Piece together all eight planets in our solar system with this beautiful 2000-piece puzzle set. The images, all captured by NASA over half a century of space exploration, are some of the most detailed images of our solar system to date.
Tangled by Vratislav Pecaka of PosterLad is a web of bold colourful lines that is the perfectly challenging to assemble.
Our 1000-piece puzzle of Mars, featuring an image from NASA, shows the red planet's most notable features in stunning clarity.
Part of our vintage Paint by Numbers series, Forest is a woodland landscape with birch trees and a still lake.
Tropics is a vintage Paint by Numbers painting featuring a tropical landscape with palm trees along a rocky beach.
This mountainous landscape with a rich green foothills and a waterfall is our Mountains puzzle from our vintage Paint by Numbers collection.
Ocean is a vintage Paint by Numbers seascape with rich blue waves crashing on a rocky coastline.
Our Desert puzzle is of an iconic Paint by Numbers painting featuring a desert landscape with dramatic red rocks and a lone traveller.
Fade by Sara Andreasson is part of a series of work that focuses on form, and the application of bold colour applied with a gradient pattern.
Several Found Things (Numbers, Letters, Shapes) by Micah Lexier consists entirely of found objects culled from his archive of teaching tools, games, puzzles, tests, building blocks, stationery, stencils, magic tricks and utilitarian objects.
Our Earth puzzle puzzle features a portion of the Western Hemisphere and the Pacific Ocean in incredible detail. The image, courtesy of NASA, is one of the clearest images of the Earth to date, from their iconic Blue Marble series and shows our planet in stunning clarity.
Our Dots puzzle was designed as a nod to the Washington Color School, a visual art movement that took shape in Washington D.C. from the 1950's to the 1970's.
Evening Kingdom by Sanae Sugimoto depicts themes common throughout much of her work such as girls, flowers and animals.
This puzzle features Maura Ambrose's New York Quilt from 2018. This quilt is entirely hand-dyed using pants and minerals from nature.
Our Moon puzzle puzzle features the near side of the Moon in incredible detail. The image, courtesy of NASA, is the clearest image of the Moon to date and shows even the tiniest of craters in stunning clarity.
Retailers
Our puzzles are sold at museums, art galleries and independent retailers around the world. Click on the link below to find a retailer near you.
ARTICLES
Founder Lindsay Stead shares a candid story of building a small business and the challenges that she faced with counterfeit puzzles.
We chatted with Kristof Santy, the painter behind our 3 new puzzles to learn more about his inspiration and creative process.
Learn about how the nostalgia for her hometown impacted founder Lindsay Stead’s choice for our new brand name and the location of our new puzzle HQ.
Learn more about Otto Iram, the abstract artist behind our Bric-à-brac puzzle.
We chatted with Amanda Jane Jones, the designer of our Anni puzzle, to learn about her process and ever evolving design aesthetic.
We chatted with Vratislav Pecka, the creative force behind PosterLad and the designer of our Tangled puzzle.
Learn more about Sara Andreasson, the Swedish illustrator who designed our Fade puzzle.
Joanne Saul and Samara Walbohm, the founders of Type Books, explain how they cater to the Toronto communities they’re a part of, and share some of their favourite books and puzzles.
Learn more about the Puzzle House, an interactive installation created by Bjarke Ingels and Simon Frommenwiler for Copenhagen’s annual 3 Days of Design.
Learn more about the Washington Color School, the mid-century abstract art movement that inspired our Dots puzzle.
Sachiko Smith, the founder of two persimmons, shares her love for Japanese crafts and ceramics that combine beauty with utility.
We chatted with Toronto-based artist Micah Lexier on his process for creating the Several Found Things (Numbers, Letters, Shapes) puzzle.
Explore Tim Klein’s artwork, which blends two or more jigsaw puzzles to create surreal montages.
Jayden Weston, the founder of Compendium Design Store in Fremantle, Western Australia, spoke with us about how he chooses design-conscious goods for a small space, and how the store celebrates the Fremantle community.
Learn more about Paint By Numbers: their fascinating origin, how they intersect with the history of contemporary art, and how they inspired our latest puzzle collection.
We spoke with Chandra Greer, the founder of Chicago-based Greer about how she creates a positive environment at her store and how stationery has the power to create meaningful connections.
Learn more about 杉本さなえ Sanae Sugimoto, the artist who illustrated our Evening Kingdom puzzle.
Learn more about our commitment to supporting wildlife conservation and how your purchase of an Earth puzzle helps.
We chatted with Shelley Town, the owner of Toronto card and gift shop TOWN, about some of her favourite puzzles, designers and products.
Learn more about Maura Ambrose of Folk Fibers, the first artist that we collaborated with, on our New York Quilt puzzle.
We chatted with Liz Adrian, director of retail at the Institute of Contemporary Art, the very first store to carry our puzzles.
Explore artist Alma Haser’s amazing work, Within 15 Minutes, that uses jigsaw puzzles as a way to explore the physical characteristics of identical twins.
Our Moon puzzle celebrates the 50th anniversary of the Apollo 11 mission to the Moon.
Replacement Pieces
Did you lose a piece to one of our puzzles? If so, don't worry, we can replace it! Learn more about replacement pieces here.