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Bauhaus

Once upon a time there was a school not far from the Black Forest  .   .   .

Designed in 1923 by Josef Hartwig, these chessmen have characteristically reduced forms which are symbols based purely on the function and form of the maneuver of each piece. Cubes, cylinders and spheres lead you move by move to checkmate.

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Gropius blocks – never the same twice. The unique form of the block, repeated 12 times in the set, allows for endless combinations and constructions.

Architectural block based on Bauhaus and Walter Gropius' work
Architectural block based on Bauhaus and Walter Gropius’ work

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Bauhaus style still emanates vitality. As a school that strove to combine applied art with both the fine arts and technology, the Bauhaus movement has outlasted other trends in architecture and design.

Man Ray Chess Set

Man Ray Chess
The lifelong friendship of Man Ray with avid chess player and fellow artist Marcel Duchamp led to his chess piece design. Man Ray sought to use pure geometric forms associated historically and figuratively with the pieces they represent King piece represents the Egyptian king’s pyramid. Queen piece represents the medieval queen’s conical headdress. Bishop piece represents a flask for the concocting of healing liqueurs. Knight piece based on a favorite form, the carved scroll found on a violin.

Chess pieces and Chess board made of solid Beech wood in Germany under license with the Man Ray Trust.

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