Luxury board games and design icons merge in Wallpaper* styled shoot
Wallpaper* magazine presents a curated editorial featuring luxury board games paired with iconic mid-century and contemporary furniture. The spread includes a Prada Saffiano leather checkers set, a Josef Hoffmann 'Kubus' armchair for Wittmann, and a 'Ceo Cube' table by Lella and Massimo Vignelli for Poltrona Frau. Other highlights are Vivianna Torun Bülow-Hübe's 1960s sterling silver chess rings for Georg Jensen, a custom Giobagnara leather chessboard, and a 'Gabbiano' walnut table by Pierluigi Ghianda for Bottega Ghianda. The feature also showcases a Puiforcat sterling silver backgammon set on a Carlo Scarpa 'Doge' table for Cassina, a Berluti Venezia solitaire set on an Antonio Citterio 'Ginger' chaise longue for Flexform, and a Jean Nouvel 'Enigme à tics' games table in wenge for Bottega Ghianda. A Giobagnara x Poltrona Frau mahjong set appears on a Vignelli 'Ceo Cube' table, and a Carl Auböck brass dominoes set is paired with a Pierluigi Ghianda 'Gabbiano' table and Afra and Tobia Scarpa 'Monk' chair for Molteni & C. Creative direction by Nick Vinson, photography by Alessandro Sorci. The article quotes Plato and references Bauhaus, Frank Lloyd Wright, the Eameses, Isamu Noguchi, and Memphis as design pioneers who valued play.
Key facts
- Prada Saffiano leather checkers set featured
- Josef Hoffmann 'Kubus' armchair for Wittmann included
- Lella and Massimo Vignelli 'Ceo Cube' table for Poltrona Frau
- Vivianna Torun Bülow-Hübe 1960s sterling silver chess rings for Georg Jensen
- Custom-made leather chessboard by Giobagnara
- Pierluigi Ghianda 'Gabbiano' table in walnut for Bottega Ghianda
- Marc Sadler 'Fabrique' parquet in Corde for Listone Giordano
- Puiforcat sterling silver, ebony and sycamore backgammon set
- Carlo Scarpa 'Doge' table for Cassina
- Berluti Venezia leather and brass solitaire set
- Antonio Citterio 'Ginger' chaise longue in leather and chrome for Flexform
- Jean Nouvel 'Enigme à tics' games table in wenge for Bottega Ghianda
- Giobagnara x Poltrona Frau mahjong set
- Carl Auböck brass dominoes set from Abask
- Afra and Tobia Scarpa 'Monk' chair for Molteni & C
- Nick Vinson creative direction
- Alessandro Sorci photography
- Plato quoted: 'you can discover more about a person in an hour of play than in a year of conversation'
- References Bauhaus, Frank Lloyd Wright, Eameses, Isamu Noguchi, Memphis
Entities
Artists
- Josef Hoffmann
- Lella Vignelli
- Massimo Vignelli
- Vivianna Torun Bülow-Hübe
- Pierluigi Ghianda
- Marc Sadler
- Carlo Scarpa
- Antonio Citterio
- Jean Nouvel
- Tobia Scarpa
- Afra Scarpa
- Carl Auböck
- Nick Vinson
- Alessandro Sorci
- Frank Lloyd Wright
- Isamu Noguchi
- Plato
Institutions
- Prada
- Wittmann
- Poltrona Frau
- Georg Jensen
- Giobagnara
- Bottega Ghianda
- Listone Giordano
- Puiforcat
- Cassina
- Berluti
- Flexform
- Hermès
- Molteni & C
- Abask
- Tacchini
- Wallpaper*
- Bauhaus
- Memphis