Angharad Summers, Schach Chess Table (RECYCLED & RESCUED 2023)

Photos:

Maryam Moghadam

Country:

New Zealand (home country), Australia (residence)

Video tour:

https://drive.google.com/file/d/16EnlKLsp-R0QlHn0D8_v1eP0IcuKuKI7/view?usp=share_link

Schach is a furniture piece and game set for my German chess-loving boyfriend. After seeing the amount of small timber scraps going to waste at my workplace, I came to the idea of using the light and dark timbers to create a chess board. This gradually grew into a complete table and chess set, keeping it simple and classic with a small twist. The two opposing timbers are used in such a way as to show how thin offcuts can still make an impressive, fine woodworking collection and the lazy Susan allows players to store their chess pieces as they're used throughout the game.

Images have been resized for web display, which may cause some loss of image quality. Note: Original high-resolution images are used for judging.