Handmade Chess Set with a flaw - NO.10 - Four Leaves
Handmade Chess Set with a flaw - NO.10 - Four Leaves
Handmade Chess Set with a flaw - NO.10 - Four Leaves
Handmade Chess Set with a flaw - NO.10 - Four Leaves
Handmade Chess Set with a flaw - NO.10 - Four Leaves
Handmade Chess Set with a flaw - NO.10 - Four Leaves
€475,00

€600,00

Handmade Chess Set with a flaw - NO.10

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Chess set with on little flaw, but that doesn't mean she has to go to waste.
Since our focus is zero waste.
We want to give this colourful chess set a new home.
And the fast players? They won't even notice ;-)
Flaws

1. There is an imprint on the white border of the chess set
A bit visible when you shine it in the light
2. The board itself is not fully flat


  • Product Story


  • Contents

  • Materials
  • Handmade Products
The wooden chess set is inspired by the  Esala Perahera, also known as The Festival of the Tooth. The Esala Perahera is Asia's largest traditional parade and takes place in Kandy, the former captial of Sri lanka, every summer. The knights in the game have been replaced by festively decorated elephants and there are a large number of other references to be found, if you carefully study the pieces one by one.

Once, this chess game was an important showpiece for the elite in Sri Lanka but it is however no longer made today due to the great amount of labour, craft and painting that the production of the object requires. We therefore went on a search for a craftsman on the island who was still able and willing to produce it in the traditional way and found Mr.Athukorala's workshop. Together with his team of 12 craftsmen, he brought new life into the chess game, by means of fantastic wood carving and meticulous and colourful painting.

This chess set is not just for you and your fellow players; for every purchase, we donate one year of school to an orphan in Sri Lanka.

Chessboard (50cm x 50cm)
36 pieces


Chessboard

Rubberwood is lumber that produces latex for rubber. After 25-30 years the production drops and the old trees are being cut down to renew the rubber forest. In the past the old trees were burned, the wood is re-used for smaller objects.

Chess pieces

Ginikuru wood comes from trees that are widespread on the island, easy to grow and made to die after 2-3 years. In this short time, there is little to no impact on the ecosystem around the trees. As Ginikuru literal translation is 'matchwood', its reference comes from the properties of the tree species: it is very thin, yet sturdy and extremely suitable for wood carving. 


Every product is entirely handmade and hand painted and  therefore differences between products might occur.

Minor imperfections are not attributed to a manufacturing flaw but to the uniqueness and quality of this product.


Product Story

The wooden chess set is inspired by the  Esala Perahera, also known as The Festival of the Tooth. The Esala Perahera is Asia's largest traditional parade and takes place in Kandy, the former captial of Sri lanka, every summer. The knights in the game have been replaced by festively decorated elephants and there are a large number of other references to be found, if you carefully study the pieces one by one.

Once, this chess game was an important showpiece for the elite in Sri Lanka but it is however no longer made today due to the great amount of labour, craft and painting that the production of the object requires. We therefore went on a search for a craftsman on the island who was still able and willing to produce it in the traditional way and found Mr.Athukorala's workshop. Together with his team of 12 craftsmen, he brought new life into the chess game, by means of fantastic wood carving and meticulous and colourful painting.

This chess set is not just for you and your fellow players; for every purchase, we donate one year of school to an orphan in Sri Lanka.



Contents

Chessboard (50cm x 50cm)
36 pieces



Materials

Chessboard

Rubberwood is lumber that produces latex for rubber. After 25-30 years the production drops and the old trees are being cut down to renew the rubber forest. In the past the old trees were burned, the wood is re-used for smaller objects.

Chess pieces

Ginikuru wood comes from trees that are widespread on the island, easy to grow and made to die after 2-3 years. In this short time, there is little to no impact on the ecosystem around the trees. As Ginikuru literal translation is 'matchwood', its reference comes from the properties of the tree species: it is very thin, yet sturdy and extremely suitable for wood carving. 


Handmade Products

Every product is entirely handmade and hand painted and  therefore differences between products might occur.

Minor imperfections are not attributed to a manufacturing flaw but to the uniqueness and quality of this product.