With the London Design Festival soon to kick off, we've just got word of The Tournament by Jaime Hayon in Trafalgar Square. The Spanish designer will create a gigantic chess set installation with 2m high ceramic chess pieces on a specially created mosaic glass chess board. The installation will be set between the two fountains in Trafalgar Square.
Each of the 32 chess pieces will be handcrafted by Hayón, working with Bosa, the Italian ceramics experts in Veneto, Italy. Many of the chess pieces will reference specific iconic buildings in London and their domes, towers and spires. Elements of the city of London and its history will be encoded on the pieces using Hayón’s very personal style. Each chess piece will be unique and hand-painted by Hayón himself.
