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The Latest Objet D'esign from a Luxury Automaker: Rolls-Royce's Chess Set
While "staying in your lane" is often sound business advice, luxury automakers like to veer out of theirs. Bugatti designed a self-leveling pool table for yachts. Porsche Design created a folding outdoor TV, and Pininfarina an expanding dining table.Not to be left out, Rolls-Royce's design team has created a chess set. "Every detail of the Rolls-Royce Chess Set exudes elegance. The embedded chess pieces are ceremoniously unveiled, evoking the sense of occasion synonymous with the arrival of a Rolls-Royce motor car. Generous spacing around the chess board enhances the game's theatrical allure, while the use of the finest materials, hand-fitted veneer, and polished details echo the superior craftsmanship found in Rolls-Royce interiors." The pieces are hidden away beneath the surface of the board:A push-to-open drawer on either side contains extra queens, for when you manage to get a pawn all the way across the board.Each piece and each square contains a perfectly centered magnet, allowing you to avoid the problematic piece-creep that bedevils so many chess players. As far as I can tell, you don't have to buy a Rolls-Royce car to buy the chess set. Mother's Day is coming up, so if yours appreciates faceted polished stainless steel chess pieces with a ceramic cladding and choosing between exotic veneers and leathers, well, you're welcome.
While "staying in your lane" is often sound business advice, luxury automakers like to veer out of theirs. Bugatti designed a self-leveling pool table for yachts. Porsche Design created a folding outdoor TV, and Pininfarina an expanding dining table.
Not to be left out, Rolls-Royce's design team has created a chess set.
"Every detail of the Rolls-Royce Chess Set exudes elegance. The embedded chess pieces are ceremoniously unveiled, evoking the sense of occasion synonymous with the arrival of a Rolls-Royce motor car. Generous spacing around the chess board enhances the game's theatrical allure, while the use of the finest materials, hand-fitted veneer, and polished details echo the superior craftsmanship found in Rolls-Royce interiors."
The pieces are hidden away beneath the surface of the board:
A push-to-open drawer on either side contains extra queens, for when you manage to get a pawn all the way across the board.
Each piece and each square contains a perfectly centered magnet, allowing you to avoid the problematic piece-creep that bedevils so many chess players.
As far as I can tell, you don't have to buy a Rolls-Royce car to buy the chess set. Mother's Day is coming up, so if yours appreciates faceted polished stainless steel chess pieces with a ceramic cladding and choosing between exotic veneers and leathers, well, you're welcome.
