Chess is back in vogue. In Prada’s autumn/winter video shot by Stepehen Mesiel, Miuccia Prada had models Magdalena Frackowiak and Anne Vyalitsyna clad in 1970s trouser suits engaging in the game. Next month the extreme sport of chessboxing, which knits the mental prowess of chess with the physical brutality of boxing, takes to the stage at London’s Albert Hall. Get the kids excited by the game’s clever moves and they’ll have a pastime for life.
This House of Marbles chess set features brightly coloured painted pieces, knights versus nobles, and looks far nicer in real life than the cover illustrates. The set costs €49.50 at Stock Design at 33 South King Street in Dublin 2. Tel: 01-679 4317 or buy online at HouseOfMarbles.com
