The Battle of Trafalgar by Jaime Hayón

Spanish designer Jaime Hayón will create a giant chess set in Trafalgar Square, London, as part of this September’s London Design Festival. Update: Hayón has sent us many new drawings, renderings and research materials, which we’ve added below.
The installation, announced today at the festival’s press launch, is billed as “a design reinterpretation of the Battle of Trafalgar”.

The Battle of Trafalgar

At the centre of the Festival will be a gigantic chess board in Trafalgar Square. Spanish designer Jaime Hayón has designed thirty-two ceramic chess pieces, each up to 2m tall that will be located in the centre of Trafalgar Square.

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