the louis vuitton le pateki wood cube puzzle
from the "mechanical man" automaton in the invention of hugo cabaret to the lemarchand's box in hellraiser, mythical
creations with secret opening mechanisms always fascinate me. & so are the wood cube puzzles. the oldest known mechanical puzzle comes from greece & appeared all the way back in the 3rd century bc. the game is a square divided into 14 parts & the aim was using those pieces to create different shapes. then in 17th century ad, the “puzzle-locks” were made in iran. later the japanese & chinese created their own versions of wood puzzles in the next two centuries. & this season comes the LOUIS VUITTON le pateki wood cube puzzle with a leather strap so you can hang it like a big ass charm