A Chess Set So Well-Designed It Doubles as Desk Art
Chess has had its design moments before. The Bauhaus crowd took a swing at it in the 1920s. The Staunton standard has been the global…
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The Titanium Chess Set That’s Also the Best EDC Object We’ve Seen
Chess has had a genuine cultural resurgence lately, finding its way into cafés, offices, and living rooms that wouldn’t have bothered with it a decade…
This Architect Built a Chess Set Where the Hardware Is the Design
Chess has been around for roughly 1,500 years, and in that time, the chess set has been reimagined in almost every conceivable way. You’ve seen…
Stoa Turns Chess Into Quiet Architecture for the Modern Home
Chess has always been a game of structure, strategy, and symbolism. The pieces carry centuries of visual language: the authority of the King, the movement…
Chess Hasn’t Looked Like This in a Thousand Years
Chess has been redesigned hundreds of times. Most attempts stay within the same visual vocabulary: carved figures, medieval references, stylized horses and crowns. The king…
The Chess Set That Plays By Touch, Ships Flat, Wastes Nothing
There’s something deeply satisfying about watching a designer solve multiple problems at once. William Young’s Jigsaw Chess Set is one of those rare designs that…
+- Chess Set Concept: Modern Geometry and Accessibility Meet on the Board
Chess sets have traditionally relied on color and intricate figurative details to help players distinguish between sides, but this approach often creates barriers for people…
GoChess Wizard Edition Brings Harry Potter’s Magical Chess to Life with AI
Wizard’s Chess has captured imaginations since Harry Potter first stepped onto that giant board at Hogwarts, watching stone warriors battle it out with minds of…
Luxury board games cost as much as $4,200 for collectors
If you’re the kind of person who loves to entertain guests at home and are fond of board games, you probably have a collection of…
Ceramic chair-themed chess set can turn game night into a work of art
Chair Chess represents a remarkable reimagining of the classic board game, transforming the traditional battlefield into an intimate domestic space. This innovative design by 4AM…
Bauhaus Chess Set is a Sculptural Minimalist Masterpiece for Design Lovers and Chess Enthusiasts
The Manopoulos Bauhaus Wooden Chess Set offers a compelling intersection of play and design, where every element reflects purpose, precision, and beauty. Designed in Greece…
This Limited-Edition Museum-Worthy Chess Set Represents The Symbolic Battle Of Light & Darkness
Bangkok-based artist Taras Yoom presents “Another Kingdom: Dichotomy,” a limited-edition chess set exploring the eternal battle between light and darkness within the human soul and…