July 4th, 2009
The granddaughter of legendary painter Henri Matisse has created 5 new unique chess sets for an upcoming exhibit.
Four of the chess sets have their own unique imagery, but they also come together to create a unique design.
Each chess set can be purchased for $16,000 at The Beyond the Border International Contemporary Art Fair, San Diego, scheduled for September 2-4, 2009 at The Grand Del Mar.
June 6th, 2009
F1 designer Dominik Scheurer’s has created the world’s first carbon fibre chessboard.
The exclusivness here is given by the combination of high end materials, normally used in Motorsport or aerospace.
The board features carbon fiber pieces with high quality stainless steel feet, in 24 carat gold or sterling silver.
February 19th, 2009
Steve Vigar has designed a unique chess set. The topic of this handmade chess set is connected with the designer’s life-long love of architecture and fascination with classic building design.
Three cities are beautifully represented: San Francisco, Chicago, and New York. The pieces feature skylines and residential architectural styles crafted from exotic woods which are laser cut and then put together by hand
Pieces can be made in either light or dark woods, and clients often choose to pit different cities against each other.
July 4th, 2008
Inspired by the Lewis Carroll’s novel ‘Alice through the Looking Glass,’ designer Yasmin Sethi developed a chess set that features pieces that “magically turn transparent” when they touch the board.
(In ‘Alice through the Looking Glass’ by Lewis Carroll, Alice falls through a mirror and on the other side of the mirror, she becomes a piece in a game of chess.)
The pieces of this chess set are each contained in a cylinder that turns opaque when they’re removed from the board hiding the identity of the piece.
However, when you put them back down in one of the squares, the pieces turn transparent again and reveal their true identity.
April 8th, 2008
Goldstriker is here with the Diamond Edition Chess fit for the richest players on earth. To make the black and white squares Goldstriker has used black and white diamonds.
The set including the pieces uses a total of 1,168 grams of 14K gold and 187 grams of silver along with a staggering 9,900 precious stones.
The black and white diamonds have a total weight of 186.98 carats. So if you want to indulge in a game of chess at your beachfront villa then the Goldstriker Diamond Edition Chess set is all yours for $ 100,000. Via luxurylaunches
