Moulin Rouge by Stephan Baumegger

This is a gorgeous PuzzleBox by Stephan and thought I might drop a snippet of Steven’s Blog Post, please check out the blog in its entirety at Boxes and Booze:

“Austrian social worker and highly regarded wood craftsman Stephan Baumegger has now immortalized the famous landmark in his own way, by creating a fabulous puzzle homage. Baumegger began making wooden puzzles at a young age, having seen one during a school trip and deciding to make it himself when he got home. His puzzle making has been a journey of self-motivation ever since, and he has gone on to create many well recognized, challenging and iconing interlocking puzzle designs. For the 37th International Puzzle Party he was commissioned to create an exchange for one of the participants. The result, his Moulin Rouge, is a tiny replica of the original, made from Amarant, Merbau and Beech woods. He entered a special version into the 17th International Puzzle Design Competition, where it won a Top Ten Vote award. The lovely windmill comes with an explanation from Baumegger, that "Colette, one of the beautiful dancers at Moulin Rouge was trapped at night when the theater closed. Please help her to escape as quickly as you can." Should you be wise (and sober) enough to navigate the hidden alleyways of Pigalle, you will ultimately be met by a tiny, colorful, zinc figurine dancer. If you’re lucky, she might even give you a kick. Colette was crafted especially for this puzzle, and in the design competition versions she is brightly hand painted in the classic French colors of red, white and blue. I'm partial to those colors as well in my neck of the woods.”

Here’s the description from the 2017 Paris IPP Design Competition where it placed in the top ten in votes:

“Goal: Open the mill and find the hidden CanCan dancer.

Materials: Wood (amarant,merbau,beech), polyscrew, neodymium magnets.”