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Project Intent | With this project, I intended to create a chess set with an aesthetic purpose rather than the normal playing functions. I made goals to increase my level of understanding in areas such as ergonomics and family of form.
Category | Toys and Games
Duration | 6 Weeks
Skills used | Analog rendering, Wax Casting, Mold Making
L U M I N A
A Candle Chess Set
Meet Anna
Anna is a 25 year old college student who loves to play chess in her free time. She enjoys a neutral and minimalist environment, which still maintaining a low level of unique and organic trinkets around her space. While loving to keep her home decor simple, she also feels that she needs a bit of “spice” to exhibit her passion in chess.
Inspiration
Family of form
Studies to help gain an understanding of consistency throughout a group of objects.
Sketching
Ideations and Planning
Marker renderings
Copic alcohol marker renderings
Diving deeper into details in each individual piece of the set
White Set
Black Set
King
Queen
Knight
Rook
Bishop
Pawn
Prototyping
Medium and high fidelity models
Moving forward with the modeling, I used clay to better communicate the organic shapes of my chess pieces.
Casting Process
Mold for final wax figures
Final Candle Pieces
Lumina chess pieces
Before Burning
After Burning