Brutalist Chess Set
Spring 2024
Design Intent
Materiality and a consistent Family of Form were the goals of the chess set. The focus was to create an Aesthetically Pleasing form while maintaining a cohesive Family of Form in the design. How the Materials behaved was essential to the learning processes in Creating the design.
Skills
Fusion 360
Mold Making
Casting
3D Printing
Design Inspiration
Brutalist
Elegance
Materiality Contrast
Sketching and Ideation
3-D Prototyping
The majority of my time was spent on the physical Ideation to create Cohesion of the set. After my first print I knew the Elegance of the queen had to be Extended throughout the rest of the Pieces.
Priming and Creating Molds
I primed the 3-D Printed models by coating them in a layer of Wood Filler then sprayed them with sand-able Car Paint Primer and Sanded them till they were Smooth.
Casting
During Casting, my forms were Expanding and the pieces were Losing Form. I used an Even Distribution of Pressure across the Mold with two thin sheets of wood and Clamps to correct the issue. With this strategy I was able to get perfect Casts.
Final Models
For Contrast of Materiality, I added thin Brass Bands to the pieces to enhance the Family of Form of the set.
