Soluna

Process

Design Problem

How can a game be redesigned in soft materials to be fun but portable and sturdy?

Individuals enjoy playing games in all kinds of settings. However, with chess boards, travel sets are either hard and rough or made of soft materials but will continuously fall over.

Design Statement

A game to play on the go whether you’re traveling or playing outside; Day/Night Chess Board by Soluna is a fantastic choice. Revitalizing the game of chess into a soft portable set with a new amazing theme makes it fun for any age wanting to play or even learn. With an interwoven layer of felt followed by magnet strips and finally a layer of 100% cotton, the Day/Night Chess Board allows for individuals to keep connection from the magnets in the boards to the magnets embedded in the felt and 3d printed pieces. Through this attachment, one can even play in a moving car without pieces falling over and off.

This game is perfect for those who would love to enjoy a game of chess with an exciting theme.

Design Opportunity

Chess is one of the most popular games worldwide that reaches players of all ages.

Design Brief

Recreating chess in a way that is made of soft materials but allows for portablility such as playing in a car.

Target Audience: Gen-Z

Details

With the fun theme of Day vs. Night, you’ll notice that the board has an red orange bottom followed by a red border signifying sunrise/sunset while the interwoven felt board on top checkers in sky blue and midnight blue signaling Day & Night.

Finally, each pieces has purposefully been designed to represent either the Day side or the Night side through details such as felt colors, shape of Sun and Moon, and even etched details on the bottom of the bases.