King
01 · H 112 mm
The highest ridge. Two peaks, one notch. The crown is the mountain itself.
Alpin
Six peaks, one massif.Collection 02 · In Development · Edition to come
The idea
Alpin translates rock into chess pieces: not miniature mountains, but the logic of stone. Facets, ridges, faults. Each of the six pieces is its own geological body with its own silhouette.
The facets are not decoration: broad, quiet planes that catch the light and guide the thumb. What looks broken is set with precision.
The six pieces
Queen
02 · H 98 mm
Slender build, a gathered point. Presence through posture, not ornament.
Bishop
03 · H 90 mm
The traverse. No path across rock runs straight.
Knight
04 · H 84 mm
The chamois. The only piece with a line of sight.
Rook
05 · H 76 mm
A plateau instead of battlements. Mass that stands.
Pawn
06 · H 58 mm
The boulder. Small and angular. A scree field in formation.
The army
Render in production32 pieces · both sides
Render in production
Scale & facts
Built for the hand, not just the display case.
Flat bases, a calm center of gravity, facets with grip. Alpin is built to tournament scale, without looking like a tournament set.
Set32 pieces · numbered · signed
King height112 mm
Recommended square size55–60 mm
MaterialCeramic · slip-cast
Madeby hand in the studio
Baseflat · felted
Boardnot included · by design
Material & glaze
Form: final. Surface: born in the kiln.
Two sides, two glaze tones: light like glacier ice, dark like wet basalt. Within each tone the kiln works: gradients, depth, fine markings. No glaze repeats. The set shown is a reference. The form is exact. The glaze will differ, one of a kind.
Modeling · Mold-making · Casting · Fettling · Cleaning · Glazing · 2 firings · handwork at every step
Light side · Glacier
Dark side · Basalt
Status
Alpin is in development. The First Edition will be announced.
Through Collector Access you'll be the first to know when the edition opens: with edition size, price and schedule. One email, no advertising.
Kristallin
Grown, not cut.
