The Puzzled Co

The Puzzled Co Waterjet cut puzzles uniquely designed for the art loving puzzler looking for their next challenge. Learn more about waterjet technology at waterjetworks.com.

THE STORY

The Puzzled Co was started by Philip Einsohn a former school teacher with a degree in Early Childhood Education from The University of Texas at Austin. In 1977, Philip launched a hand-cut wooden puzzle company in response to the lack of learning-based puzzles observed during his time as a post-grad Kindergarten teacher. Philip's love for puzzles easily translated to his second career as

an expert in custom waterjet design for commercial & residential application. In 1999, he launched Waterjet Works, a design and fabrication studio built on the foundation of using waterjet technology to precisely cut a variety of materials from carpet & LVT to glass & metal, stone and porcelain.

08/30/2026

Throw back to watercolor painting a puzzle experiment with the Kelly Poff Wesley family. Yes! You can paint your own art on our waterproof puzzles. Watch how easy it is to wash off in the sink, air dry and save for another art & puzzling adventure. That’s the magic of how we make our unique puzzles using Waterjet cutting - a powerful stream of water as thin as a strand of hair. Our family business 💯 cuts + prints our puzzles at our Waterjet Works studio in Dallas. You can also play with our puzzles in the bath, pool or at the beach. Packaged in a drawstring bag so easy to pack for travel.

08/16/2026

Learn about the eye with the My Sight: Eye Puzzle for EveryBody, custom eye-shaped puzzles that we waterjet cut & printed with Braille & tactile graphics for American Printing House . We got a little preview of APH’s The Dot Experience museum, and learned from visitors playing with APH’s innovative K-12 products like the eye puzzle. Thanks to these two women in this video for showing us the puzzle piece by piece.

The My Sight: Eye Puzzle is available in an acrylic light box or pvc table top version. Each puzzle piece has a distinct tactile pattern and unique fitting so false fits are impossible. The unique fittings allows the puzzle to be assembled on a tilted light box for people with low vision. Each puzzle comes with a key to guide the learner to match the numbered Braille & related pattern, to the correct part of the eye. This educational puzzle is federal quota fund eligible for educators and librarians.

👁️https://www.aph.org/product/my-sight/

Through guided exercises and games, My Sight teaches students about eye anatomy and a wide variety of vision conditions. These products support and empower students as they learn to communicate about their vision.

07/25/2026

Thanks to all the NYC puzzle people that joined the nonprofit + POOL for their annual Block Party celebrating all things water & river for NYC City of Water Day. So beautiful to see curious people playing and splashing around with our Waterjet Works cut puzzles. Yes! they’re waterproof and can also be easily sanitized for classroom use. Check out the pic of the + POOL Puzzle —> all sales benefit the nonprofit building the world‘s first river water filtering swimming pool.
The first pilot pool will be located at Manhattan’s Pier 35 in the Two Bridges neighborhood and is supported by the State of New York and NYC.

Now in its 19th year, City of Water Day is a region-wide day organized by Waterfront Alliance and New York–New Jersey Harbor & Estuary Program (HEP), to champion a climate-resilient New York and New Jersey harbor. Dozens of communities hosted events on and near the water that celebrate the importance of a resilient and equitably shared waterfront.

Special thanks to vicki_peipei for hosting our table at the Block Party!

07/17/2026

Ever seen a puzzle made for a tilted light box? Last week at National Federation for the Blind Conference, we were honored to see our tactile and Braille puzzles made in collaboration with on full display. It was a fantastic week of learning from conversations and play. Grateful for folks who stopped by our table to touch some art and trial our new tactile Math & Braille literacy puzzles designed to be inclusive of everybody, so visually impaired and sighted students can puzzle together. Visit our website for our full collection of educational Puzzles for EveryBody and shop APH.org for federal quota eligible classroom puzzles with tactile graphics, Braille, large print and high contrast colors.

04/08/2026

Thanks to the speed puzzlers who tried a new perspective with our tactile art Puzzles for EveryBody. What would it be like to assemble a puzzle without your sight? The fastest folks in the game slowed it reaaaaal down and found out. It’s remarkable to observe someone’s brain in action while puzzling. Thanks to for featuring tactile puzzling at National’s again this year. We got great feedback which helps us grow and learn to design towards our goal of making the joy of puzzling a little more accessible. Cause it’s so fun to play together!

Do you know a teacher, librarian or a Braille reader? Tell them about our tactile & braille educational puzzles collection designed with for the Blind.
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04/06/2026

Join us for a tour of The Puzzled Co. studios . We hosted puzzlers from around DFW to see how we make our unique Waterjet cut puzzles and watch our tactile printer making Puzzles for EveryBody. Happy puzzling!

04/06/2026

Thanks to for trying a new perspective with our tactile Puzzles for EveryBody and for assembling the Shapes puzzle without their sight. It’s really hard even when you’re “the world’s okayest puzzlers”! This is a clip from a longer video from Claire & Peter’s experience National Speed Puzzling competition presented by Ravensburger. Follow Claire & Peter’s adventures and watch all their videos from Nationals!

03/28/2026

Pour some water on a puzzle Nationals. Meet Gabe in the Exhibitors Hall, 3rd floor, to see our Waterjet cut puzzles take a swim.

03/27/2026

Try puzzling by touch Nationals and play with tactile Puzzles for EveryBody by The Puzzled Co. Challenge your perspective by wearing an eye mask to sort & assemble a 36 piece puzzle using a tactile guide puzzle and your sense of touch + memory. These puzzles are made with Waterjet, cut pvc and printed with more than sixteen layers of ink to create the textured artwork. Complete a tactile puzzle, post & tag and get a 50% discount on any puzzle sold at The Puzzled Co’s booth on the 3rd floor Exhibitors Hall. Look for the white balloons!

Visit thepuzzledco.com to view puzzles with Braille & tactile graphics designed with for the Blind.

03/11/2026

This is how we print Braille and tactile graphics! The printer first adds sixteen layers of clear ink to create the raised braille and texture and then color is applied last. Check out our Puzzles for EveryBody collection designed so sighted and visually impaired folks can learn and play together. This video features the tactile and Braille key for My Sight: Eye Puzzle which teaches the anatomy of the eye and is also a lesson for visually impaired learners in identity, empowerment, and personal advocacy.

Video description: a large format printer glides back-and-forth, adding color over layers clear ink to create the tactile key for the My Sight: Eye Puzzle in Spanish designed with .

The My Sight: Eye Puzzle in English or Spanish languages is an available in acrylic for use with a lightbox or waterproof PVC for tabletop use. Purchase directly: APH.org.

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2621 Nova Drive
Dallas, TX
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