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"Metis" Deep red and gray marble chess set
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An ancient story of rivalry and strategy, reinterpreted by the Carcino atelier in a design that does not go unnoticed. The redesigned elements come to life through the beauty of a selection of colorfully matched fine marbles. The design of each piece stems from deep reflection on the role of each element within a game. A few nontrivial symbols serve to identify with immediate clarity a horse in action, a massive tower, an imposing crowned king and queen flanked by their tall herald and defended by a row of pawns equipped with sharp spears.
The result is a unique and exclusive collector's piece that is sophisticated and timeless.
The machining of the checkers is done by meticulously hand-finishing each piece to perfectly achieve the smallest angular and curved details and smoothing every surface, even the undercuts. The craftsmanship of our artisans and the beauty of marble are brought to their full potential by an elegant and iconic design.
Dynamic and slender lines make unique and unprecedented a chessboard that is emblematically named Metis, evoking a strategy of relating to others and to nature based on the "cunning of intelligence." As Marilia Amorim writes, "In its technical aspect, metis intelligence is used to create or transform materials, tools and objects. It is the knowledge developed by the artist, the craftsman, the technician and the handyman. The other one we have to struggle with is then the matter of creation itself."
Part of a limited edition, each chess set is unique and numbered.
- Dimensions:Height: 5.32 in (13.5 cm)Width: 23.63 in (60 cm)Depth: 23.63 in (60 cm)
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- Date of Manufacture:2023
- Production Type:New & Custom(Limited Edition)
- Estimated Production Time:8-9 weeks
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- Seller Location:Treviso, IT
- Reference Number:1stDibs: LU8956238715412
Carcino Design
CARCINO Design Lab, fondato a Venezia nel 2021 e avvivato dalle più antiche correnti della città lagunare, si fa interprete di un linguaggio universale, di contenuti e forme, rivolto sia a Oriente che a Occidente. Il primo obbiettivo dello studio è la ricerca della bellezza, forse la più importante competenza richiesta a un architetto, così complessa da ritrovare, ma sicuramente concreta nell’espressione. Il secondo obbiettivo è la comunicazione, poiché non può esistere un’architettura o un progetto di design senza una coscienza comune, senza una capacità collettiva di riconoscere nella materia il linguaggio dell’artefice. La sinossi dei punti toccati precedentemente la ritroviamo nella “plastica” ovvero nella materia modellata; ecco, quindi, che l’opera in CARCINO Design lab non è fine a sé stessa ma idea, disegno, materia e comunicazione. Cerchiamo sempre, in ogni oggetto, di ritrovare questi concetti, la cui trasposizione nel linguaggio corrente è facilmente individuabile in: “Qualità”. In CARCINO Design Lab si è sempre cercato di valicare qualsiasi ostacolo, visibile e non, mettendo sempre in discussione l’approccio al lavoro e andando alla ricerca degli ultimi strumenti disponibili per la modellazione, arrivando a toccare le pionieristiche frontiere dell’intelligenza artificiale. Lavoriamo esclusivamente prodotti di pregio e artigianali realizzati in Italia.
Finishes: Polished, honed, raw. Material: White Carrara, Black Marquina Marble, Green Alpi Marble, Red France Marble, Pink Portuguese Marble, Travertine, Red Asiago Marble, other upon request.
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