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

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