{"title":"The Chess Set","description":"\u003cp\u003eOur signature piece. A hand-cast New Zealand native bird chess set on a black walnut board with pāua shell inlay, months of design and craft in a single heirloom. Made to be played and passed down.\u003c\/p\u003e","products":[{"product_id":"nz-native-bird-chess-set-collector-heirloom-handmade-in-nz-furnace","title":"NZ Native Bird Chess Set | Collector Heirloom | Handmade in NZ | furnACE","description":"\u003cp\u003eThe piece I'm proudest of. Thirty-two chess pieces, each hand-cast from original sculpts of our native birds, facing off across a walnut board inlaid with pāua shell. Months of design and casting go into every set. The King is the Kārearea (NZ Falcon), the Queen the Kiwi, the pawns a row of Fantails.\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp\u003eA genuine heirloom, and no two sets are quite alike.\u003cbr\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp\u003e\u003cstrong\u003eDetails\u003c\/strong\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cul\u003e\n\u003cli\u003e\n\u003cem\u003eBoard\u003c\/em\u003e: 455 × 455mm overall, 400 × 400mm playing area, 50 × 50mm squares, 20.5mm thick\u003c\/li\u003e\n\u003cli\u003eKing height 95mm (tournament scale)\u003c\/li\u003e\n\u003cli\u003e32 pieces hand-cast in platinum silicone moulds from original sculpted masters\n\u003cul\u003e\n\u003cli\u003e\n\u003cem\u003eIvory side\u003c\/em\u003e: white-pigmented epoxy resin with a burnt umber antiquing wash\u003c\/li\u003e\n\u003cli\u003e\n\u003cem\u003eJade side\u003c\/em\u003e: translucent green resin\u003c\/li\u003e\n\u003c\/ul\u003e\n\u003c\/li\u003e\n\u003cli\u003e\n\u003cem\u003eBoard\u003c\/em\u003e: solid American Walnut border with pāua shell inlay, around a burl maple and walnut veneer playing surface\u003c\/li\u003e\n\u003cli\u003e\n\u003cem\u003ePiece lineup\u003c\/em\u003e: King Kārearea (Falcon), Queen Kiwi, Bishop Kea, Knight Tūī, Rook Takahē, Pawn Fantail (Pīwakawaka)\u003c\/li\u003e\n\u003cli\u003eDesigned and made in Helensville, New Zealand\u003c\/li\u003e\n\u003cli\u003eNZ-wide tracked courier; local pickup by arrangement\u003c\/li\u003e\n\u003c\/ul\u003e","brand":"furnACE","offers":[{"title":"Default Title","offer_id":52159876170030,"sku":"SKU FA-CHESS","price":690.0,"currency_code":"NZD","in_stock":true}],"thumbnail_url":"\/\/cdn.shopify.com\/s\/files\/1\/0993\/7004\/1646\/files\/furnACE_Kiwi_Birs_Chess_Set-1.jpg?v=1780876795"}],"url":"https:\/\/furnace.nz\/collections\/the-chess-set.oembed","provider":"furnACE","version":"1.0","type":"link"}