Design #276: Magnus Carlsen's Tavern
atelier ying, nyc.
I was dreaming of Van Eyck fountains but ended up with Hogarth's Figures in a Tavern (ca. 1720-50) as an inspiration for a design of this vertical man-cave for the chess champion Magnus Carlsen.
A combination of so many things.
The entrance is that of a Japanese tea house but ends up on top more like a Dutch windmill.
The tavern interior has the directive of having no decorative reminders of Chess, except a perfectly square 2-foot entrance and square windows. Also the interior is luxuriously lined with rosewood and boxwood, the standard for common chess pieces.
The rear corner of the tavern ground floor has a collection of identical square wooden seats for Carlsen's friends to hang out. The windows seem to suggest an interior view of the world through the mind of a chess master.
Design, concepts, text and drawing are copyright 2015 by David Lo.
Design #276: Magnus Carlsen's Tavern
atelier ying, nyc.
I was dreaming of Van Eyck fountains but ended up with Hogarth's Figures in a Tavern (ca. 1720-50) as an inspiration for a design of this vertical man-cave for the chess champion Magnus Carlsen.
A combination of so many things.
The entrance is that of a Japanese tea house but ends up on top more like a Dutch windmill.
The tavern interior has the directive of having no decorative reminders of Chess, except a perfectly square 2-foot entrance and square windows. Also the interior is luxuriously lined with rosewood and boxwood, the standard for common chess pieces.
The rear corner of the tavern ground floor has a collection of identical square wooden seats for Carlsen's friends to hang out. The windows seem to suggest an interior view of the world through the mind of a chess master.
Design, concepts, text and drawing are copyright 2015 by David Lo.