Chess is one kind of applied art, which serves as a source of inspiration for many artists and turn them into masterpieces. Designer Thomas Perrone (Thomas Perrone), a student of the Art Institute Art Institute in Philadelphia came up with an unusual design of chess. Ideas for the inspiration he drew in the works of famous Spanish architect Santiago Calatrava (Santiago Calatrava).
Actually known by architect and lay the basis for the design of chess pieces.
Itself is a checkerboard resembles the famous bridge Reggio Emilia Stationto, figure pawns and concert hall in Tenerife (Concert Hall), a figure rook - opera house in Valencia (Valencia Opera House), the figure of the horse - the telecommunications tower in Barcelona, (Communications Tower), the figure of an elephant - Draft a skyscraper in Manhattan (80 South Street Housing), the figure of the Queen's tallest building in Chicago, Ford Spire (Fordham Spire).
Their unusual chess Perrone and called "Calatrava Chess Set" Chess Calatrava. Unusual architectural chess by the fact that they are made in blue and white, unlike the traditional black and white chess.
The overall architectural style of the chess set coincides with the style of famous architect, which is defined as "bio-tech" (as opposed to high-current, the concept of bio-tech involves not only indirect but also direct the use of forms of wildlife in the architecture).
The idea of creating a chess set with unusual shapes is not new in itself. Unusual chess boards and there is great variety, ranging from chess based on famous works such as "Alice in Wonderland" and "Lord of the Rings", ending the historic chess, symbolizing the struggle of the Communists and capitalists or chess heaven and hell.
True, the architecture of chess based on famous buildings and projects have not yet created one, the designer Thomas Perrone was the first who came up with such an original idea of a chess design.