Industry: Industrial Design // Capabilities: Design & Conceptualizing
Industry: Industrial Design // Capabilities: Design & Conceptualizing
Chess reimagined: moving places
Chess reimagined: moving places
Chess reimagined: moving places
Inspired by Tunde Onakoya’s Chess in Slums Africa project, we reimagined the game of chess in an amalgam of time-honored strategy and societal and architectural expression. From the island to the mainland of Lagos, it’s an exhibit of heritage.
Inspired by Tunde Onakoya’s Chess in Slums Africa project, we reimagined the game of chess in an amalgam of time-honored strategy and societal and architectural expression. From the island to the mainland of Lagos, it’s an exhibit of heritage.
A familiar terrain
A familiar terrain
Sporting earthy tones of kaolin and loam, with a wood-grain finish reminiscent of the contour lines on maps, each piece is modeled after notable landmarks in Lagos. From the imposing Lekki-Ikoyi Link Bridge to the resplendent Civic Tower, our favorite places are in the fray.
Sporting earthy tones of kaolin and loam, with a wood-grain finish reminiscent of the contour lines on maps, each piece is modeled after notable landmarks in Lagos. From the imposing Lekki-Ikoyi Link Bridge to the resplendent Civic Tower, our favorite places are in the fray.
Flair-some moves
Flair-some moves
Cuing the social rite of alternate monikers, we made stylized spelling variants of the names of the chess pieces. The result: chess pieces with an anthropomorphic swagger. And what’s better than a good move? A flair-some one.
Cuing the social rite of alternate monikers, we made stylized spelling variants of the names of the chess pieces. The result: chess pieces with an anthropomorphic swagger. And what’s better than a good move? A flair-some one.
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