Chess Set Concepts: Fire, Earth, Air, and Water: the Platonic Solids

 


The first idea I had was to model the pieces after the Platonic Solids, incorporating the elemental attributes given to them by Plato, Fire, Earth, Air, and Water.



Here are two of my initial sketches for the pawn and the bishop.


I think for the pawn I will only use the lower half, maybe something like the bent pyramid of Sneferu. and all the other pieces will be taller as they are  more powerful. TBC..........

Dec. 1st: Finished Concepts







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