In Lewis Carroll’s ‘Through the Looking-Glass,’ sequel to the acclaimed ‘Alice’s Adventures in Wonderland,’ Alice wonders what’s on the other side of the mirror and goes through to find out. But, when Yasmin Sethi created his chess set based on this, he made us wonder what kind of magic is on the inside of his head, but unlike Alice, we are still left wondering. Wonderful is an understatement when describing his transparent chess set, because this innovative design would impress even David Blaine and Chris Angel. Even professional crowd shockers like them would have had a hard time coming up with a concept this amazing. So what is all the fuss about you say? Well imagine picking up a piece from a group of opaque cylinders, and placing it on square, and then walla! the cylinder becomes transparent, with a pattern inside it. You pick up other cylinders and place them on other squares, and each time they turn transparent upon contact, with each one revealing a pattern within. After a while, you realize that the patterns are the pieces of the game of chess, and then you intuitively arrange the board.

I tell you, that even the most avid chess player would have to pause to overcome his amazement, before the thought of beginning the actual game of chess came to his mind. Boy! would that make your day or what? I don’t know what this chess set costs, but having seen Yasmin Sethi capture the magical spirit of the world of Alice and channel it into our world for us to share, I would personally be willing to shell thousands just to own the thing, whether I gave a hoot about chess or not.

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