Tigers4tea

Tigers4tea Handmade wooden puzzles and room decorations that can be personalised. About us. Jill and Massimo started their business in 1978 in Central Italy. About our work.

After going to St Martin's School of Art in London Jill was lucky enough to be offered work in Italy designing knitwear and it was there that she met Massimo, a musician. They soon decided that they wanted to work together and so, combining Jill's design ability with Massi's craftmanship and engineering skills, due to a fortuitous gift of a fretsaw, destiny had them create what was to become tiger

s4tea. Since they first started, Jill and Massimo have supplied shops across Europe with their unique standing puzzles and they are proud to say that some of those shops are still customers today. In 2001, after many years living in Italy they decided to relocate to the UK. In 2010 their daughter Miranda, a successful glass designer, joined the business as creative director and works with them from her studio in London and Alessandra, now grown up and at college helps in the workshop and is the computer hero. Claudia and Dante, the grandkids, are, of course, constantly
involved in product development and offer their own brand of
technical support. All the puzzles, plaques and gifts are designed and made
in the workshop in Kent. Each one is hand-cut on a fretsaw and meticulously air-brushed so that it is unique. They are excellent for encouraging dexterity and hand-eye co-ordination and encorage children to appreciate hand-made and well-designed objects which inspire their imagination. They are the perfect gift to celebrate a birth, birthday, christening or Christmas and many can be personalised so are garanteed to make kids feel extra special too.

21/07/2025
05/04/2025

1,695 Followers, 7,662 Following, 984 Posts

26/11/2023

Exactly.

Relax 🍹
17/08/2023

Relax
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Went to Rapallo to show Dante where his great grandad’s restaurant was. Looks really different now! #
17/08/2023

Went to Rapallo to show Dante where his great grandad’s restaurant was. Looks really different now!
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Just love Miranda’s garden this time of year. Here’s her secret door out into the huge communal garden. Spring is in the...
05/05/2023

Just love Miranda’s garden this time of year. Here’s her secret door out into the huge communal garden. Spring is in the air!

14/03/2023

We've closed our Etsy shop but you can still find similar puzzles at our daughter, Miranda's, stall in the Jubilee Market in Covent Garden.

In Covent Garden market today as Miranda is on holiday 🕶🎒☀️☀️☀️
24/09/2022

In Covent Garden market today as Miranda is on holiday 🕶🎒☀️☀️☀️

28/08/2022

All our puzzles are cut by hand on a fretsaw! Here’s Miranda hard at work and demonstrating how it’s done!

Guess what new puzzle is in the pipeline, me hearties!
26/08/2022

Guess what new puzzle is in the pipeline, me hearties!

Our dragon has had a pup! Now for names with just 5 letters or less 🐉🐲🐉💥
24/08/2022

Our dragon has had a pup! Now for names with just 5 letters or less 🐉🐲🐉💥

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