Monday, April 27, 2009

折り紙チェス

I'm pretty happy with this and I can see a lots of my influences coming through in the final design. Although it's nothing like the white bone china sculpted pieces I'd first imagined, I'd say I've achieved my objectives: the pieces are unique and yet they clearly belong to a set, with an apparent hierarchy, are invertible vector outlines which are reminiscent of origami forms. The use of solid and dotted line creates the illusion of raised and recessed folds of paper. I think it's important to recognise that the pieces, although physically implausible, are heavily rooted in the suggestion of form and dimension through geometry. The Origami Chess set is an ideational structure, realised in shape and line.

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