You can't miss: an exciting game of chess

Maybe it's just me, but ever since I was little (and seeing Beauty and the Beast definitely added to my lust), I've always wanted a huge library - complete with rolling stairs and a gorgeous, custom made chess set. If you've never layed chess, don't knock it until you try it! It's challenging and fun, not all of the nerdy stuff that TV shows make it up to be. Plus, there are some insanely cool chess sets out there!

This week, Eye Blog talks chess. (They must have known that I was an avid reader.) The chess set that they discuss, picture to follow, is associated with Bauhaus. The set is simple, composed of stained limewood in the shapes of circles, triangles and squares.

Eye blog says, "The figurative designs of most chess sets allude to the old world order of pre-capitalist societies and are often based on peculiar national characteristics – king and queen (originally a man, the ‘adviser to the king’), knight, bishop (the fool in France and standard bearer in Italy), rook and pawn (soldier, citizen).

Hartwig’s abstract pieces represent the essence of the game by pointing to the unique method of moves they make on the chessboard."

This is an interesting way to think of the game of chess, and is much different than most chess players are used to. It is kind of astonishing to think that many more people did not think of changing the chess pieces to represent the moves that the pieces make in the game.

Via//Blog Eye