Best known for its luxury coffee table books, Assouline is extending its design-led approach to everyday objects with the launch of The Library Collection: Game…
A blue king sticks straight out from a checkerboard cylinder, looking remarkably composed for a piece that should be falling onto the table. That sideways…
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…
Four-player chess is not some internet-era gimmick dreamed up for group game nights. Variants of it have existed for centuries, from Indian Chaturaji played with…
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…
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…
Georgia has a claim on chess culture that goes deeper than most countries appreciate. The nation has produced grandmasters at a rate disproportionate to its…
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…
There’s something deeply satisfying about watching a familiar game get completely reimagined. The Mohmaya chess set does exactly that, turning the classic battlefield into a…
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 sets have traditionally relied on color and intricate figurative details to help players distinguish between sides, but this approach often creates barriers for people…
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…
Chess stands as one of humanity’s most enduring games, captivating minds across cultures for centuries with its perfect balance of accessibility and depth. While the…
Chess is a game that has existed for centuries, and it hasn’t really changed much during that time, especially in recent decades. The rules of…
Although video games today have become a multi-billion dollar industry, there are analog games that have existed for centuries and continue to be a beloved…
Unless you are Elon Musk and believe chess is “too simple to be useful in real life,” you know, chess is a strategic and competitive…