A man could bear thousands of heartbreaks in his life and survive tons of knockdowns in a boxing ring, but nothing would hurt his ego more than facing a decimating defeat at the hands of the opponent in a game of chess. On that note, FAUM, a famous wax manufacturing lab from Sydney has designed a candle chess set that will burn your opponent’s ego with its pieces.
The candle chess set consists of 32 chess pieces with heights varying between 1.9 and 3.1 inches. The set pieces are available in two primary color groups: light Ivory and sage yellow. The former wax color is taken from bees feeding on farm flowers, while the latter is extracted from bees feeding on eucalyptus. “Inspired by traditional candle-making craftsmanship, we created FAUM chess set to extend our appreciation of beeswax to the sculptural form,” state the makers.
Just like traditional chess pieces, the FAUM collection comprises six shapes, including pawns, castles, knights, bishops, queens, and kings. Interestingly, the shape of these pieces has been inspired by curves used in geometry and mathematics. Though it’s not very convincing to find the shape of pieces akin to that of regular chess peddles, but since, they’re molded from beeswax, I’d let that sink in.
Other than pieces, the set also consists of a board that measures 15.7 x 15.7 inches, when fully assembled. The board comprises 64 individual squares that offer a battleground to thirty-two pieces. The only downside of the chess set is that once you plan to illuminate the candles, there is no coming back, as all your pieces will ultimately be burned, courtesy of a wick that every piece comes topped with.
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The entire set costs $579 (AUD 880). Even if you have burned some of your pieces, you may purchase refills that come for a lucrative amount ranging from $9-$32.
