• Chessellation

    Chess is a game of constantly changing positions and strategies. The tessellated surface morphs from one irregular pentagon into the regular squares of the chessboard as one moves inward. I feel that this might also reflect the mental process of a player who distills from the chaos of possibilities and thoughts a single move.

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    Detail of the sculptural leg structure. Pear is a prized carving wood being very fine grained and homogeneus it lends itself well to curved organic forms.

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    A Swiss Pear Wood version. Note the change in tile shape from pentagon to square as the tiles move towards the chessboard.

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    A Lacewood version. Note the change in tile shape from pentagon to square as the tiles move towards the chessboard.

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    This is the bottom of the Lacewood version table. The tiny Holly butterfly keys lock the radial veneers together creating a focal dimension.