{"product_id":"christian-lacroix-flowers-galaxy-double-sided-jigsaw-puzzle","title":"Christian Lacroix Flowers Galaxy Double-Sided 500-Piece Jigsaw Puzzle","description":"\u003ch3\u003e\u003cspan\u003e\u003cmeta charset=\"utf-8\"\u003eWhen couture meets kaleidoscope, the result is 500 pieces of pure, shimmering obsession.\u003c\/span\u003e\u003c\/h3\u003e\n\u003cp\u003e\u003cspan\u003eThere is something deeply, thrillingly couture about a Christian Lacroix puzzle. Not merely because it bears the name of the Arles-born designer who transformed French haute couture in the late 1980s with his extravagant pouf skirts and riot-of-colour brocades, but because the object itself demands the same patient, obsessive attention that a master atelier gives to a hand-stitched embellishment. Piece by piece, something extraordinary emerges.\u003c\/span\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp\u003e\u003cspan\u003e\u003cmeta charset=\"utf-8\"\u003eThe front face is a masterwork of geometric kaleidoscopic design: a radiant eight-pointed star, rendered in striking black and white zebra-stripe linework, anchors the composition. Around it, on a dramatic black ground, cascade hundreds of miniature flowers in every hue imaginable: blush pinks, imperial purples, acid yellows, flame oranges, cool greys and pure whites. These blooms, botanical in their delicacy yet unmistakably Lacroix in their exuberance, create a garden-meets-galaxy effect that is frankly impossible to look away from.\u003c\/span\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp\u003e\u003cspan\u003e\u003cmeta charset=\"utf-8\"\u003eFlip the completed puzzle, and you encounter an entirely different drama. The reverse face is a typographic tour de force: the words \u003cem\u003eCHRISTIAN\u003c\/em\u003e and \u003cem\u003eLACROIX\u003c\/em\u003e repeat in an oversized, densely packed blackletter-meets-Art Deco typeface, filling the entire square in bold black and white. Overlaid across this typographic field are Lacroix's own couture sketches, painted in vivid watercolour: ball gowns in tangerine and ultramarine, sculptural silhouettes in acid green and deep plum, the kind of extravagant fashion illustration that once graced the pages of this very magazine.\u003c\/span\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp\u003e\u003cspan\u003e\u003cmeta charset=\"utf-8\"\u003eBoth sides are finished with \u003cstrong\u003espot UV varnish\u003c\/strong\u003e, a printing technique most commonly associated with luxury packaging and limited-edition art books, in which a high-gloss lacquer is applied selectively to certain areas of the surface. Here, it gives individual elements a discreet shimmer, a depth and mystery that subtly shifts as the light catches the pieces.\u003c\/span\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cdiv class=\"feature-item\"\u003e\n\u003cspan class=\"emoji\"\u003e🧩 \u003c\/span\u003ePieces: 500, Ribbon-Cut (Minimal puzzle dust)\u003c\/div\u003e\n\u003cdiv class=\"feature-item\"\u003e\n\u003cspan class=\"emoji\"\u003e📐 \u003c\/span\u003eCompleted Size: 51 × 51 cm (20 × 20 inches)\u003c\/div\u003e\n\u003cdiv class=\"feature-item\"\u003e\n\u003cspan class=\"emoji\"\u003e✨ \u003c\/span\u003eFinish: : Spot UV on both sides and high-gloss selective varnish\u003c\/div\u003e\n\u003cdiv class=\"feature-item\"\u003e\n\u003cspan class=\"emoji\"\u003e🎁 \u003c\/span\u003ePackaging: Sturdy gift box with printed interior and reference insert\u003c\/div\u003e","brand":"Rest In Pieces","offers":[{"title":"Default Title","offer_id":56530990039426,"sku":null,"price":15.0,"currency_code":"GBP","in_stock":true}],"thumbnail_url":"\/\/cdn.shopify.com\/s\/files\/1\/0491\/4370\/9856\/files\/christian-lacroix-flowers-galaxy-500-piece-luxury-jigsaw-puzzle-gift-box-gold-band.webp?v=1775370344","url":"https:\/\/www.restinpieces.co.uk\/products\/christian-lacroix-flowers-galaxy-double-sided-jigsaw-puzzle","provider":"Rest In Pieces","version":"1.0","type":"link"}