Chess Set
Stainless Steel Special Edition
Dubai vs New York with Black & White Wooden Board
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Description
It’s a tale of two cities. Setting the scene for the architectural greats to battle it out, this Special Edition set takes the most iconic buildings in the world and pits them against each other on the chess board.
King – Burj Khalifa / One World Trade Tower
Queen – Princess Tower / Empire State Building
Bishop – Rose Rotana / Chrysler Building
Knight – Emirates Tower / Flatiron Building
Rook – Cayan Tower / Guggenheim Museum
Pawn – Sheikh Saeed Al Maktoum's House / Brownstone House
The Dubai vs New York Edition Chess Set is made using the highest quality materials to create beautiful and unique objects for both the chess player and design enthusiast alike. The 32-piece set is hand-cast in stainless steel, giving a timeless weight to the pieces and a unique architectural aesthetic. Each piece is heavy weighted and has a soft felt base. This Chess Set Edition features a range of buildings from across Dubai and a carefully designed representation of iconic landmarks of New York City.
As each piece is handmade, small imperfections can happen. This part of the handmade process is what makes the products unique and should not be seen as a fault. Each set comes complete with a hand screen-printed black & white wooden playing board and in a presentation box.
About the Brand
Created by architects Ian Flood and Chris Prosser, Skyline Chess is a London based company that offers unique chess sets that are modeled after iconic buildings in New York City and London. They re-imagine some of the world’s most recognizable structures as chess pieces and bring them to life on the chess board.
Product Details
Made in United Kingdom.
Product type: Chess Set (with black & white wooden hatch board)
Chessboard specifications:
Material: Wooden board
Dimensions: (L 38 x W 38 x H 0.9) cm
Chessmen specifications:
Materials:
* 32-piece set is hand-cast in stainless steel
* Heavy weighted pieces with soft felt base
Colors:
* Silver Dubai Chess Pieces
* Black New York Chess Pieces
Weight (complete set with board): 8.4 kg
Additional Information: As each piece is handmade, small imperfections can happen. This part of the handmade process is what makes the products unique and as a result, pieces may differ slightly in appearance from the images used here.
Packaging: Each set comes complete with a hand screen-printed wooden black & white playing board and in a presentation box.
Packaging dimensions: (L 40 x W 40 x H 9) cm