IC Design
Man Ray Chess Board
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In this set, Man Ray translates traditional chess pieces into pure geometric forms abandoning all classical and figurative characteristics used to define the pieces. Instead, he composed them of pure Euclidean geometric “ideal forms” - cube, sphere, pyramid and cone. Dadaist that he was, one discordant form was interjected into the set. He based the form of the Knight on a found object in his studio, the head scroll of a violin.
The chess board is made in Germany of German beech veneer & black dyed Bolivar wood. Each square is inlaid by hand in meticulous detailed work by skilled craftsmen.
The German manufacturer is a family business in its 3rd generation and has been supplying chess boards to generations of avid chess players - among them the chess champion Bobby Fischer.
IC Design Classics is proud to offer this inlay craft & made by hand chess board to complement the IC Design Classics Man Ray chess figures, sold separately.
Size: 42 x 42 cm
