These puzzles are made for Jacques Ferroul and for you by special order. They are laser-cut from transparent tinted acrylic in jewel colors. The Lucite cut edges glow and make it easy to see the divisions between the individual pieces.

Stelo is dedicated to Jacques' brother's little granddaughter, Maïlou, who died suddenly in 2006 before her third birthday. Stelo means "star" in esperanto, and a real star visible from Earth has been named Maïlou in her honor. The puzzle's star shape is also in remembrance of her star.

The 12 Stelo pieces are a simpler subset of Poly-Spidrons, consisting of the order-3 pieces without the Spidron curves. Each tile consists of an area equal to three equilateral triangles, with the triangles either equilateral or isosceles. See Jacques' page for more explanations.

A wealth of challenges await the puzzler. Jacques has supplied 19 pages of beautiful shapes in silhouettes that are little artworks in their own right (a few samples appear below), and more may be added from time to time. Feel free to download them from his site to go with your Stelo set. And if you find new shapes, send them to Jacques and add your star to this galaxy.

To order, please click on the picture of your choice above, and it will immediately be added to your order form. Choose Stelo in transparent topaz or aqua, about 5½" tray. $19

See also Jacques Ferroul's Tetrapentos^TM and Poly-Spidrons^TM

Visit Jacques' blog Kaprompiloj (in French and Esperanto)
for many other great polyform explorations