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Creative 'Takhteh', Backgammon Design

Creative ‘Takhteh’, Backgammon Design

British designer Alexandra Llewellyn has played backgammon since growing up as a child in Cairo.

Since 2010 she’s created these stylish, cool and modern designs for boards of the oldest recorded game in the world (5000 years).

For many, adapting the board this way will seem almost sacrilegious and it’s a game about which the discussion can often become problematic; was it the Greeks the Persians…

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Tuesday 25th March

I have just got back after a magical trip to the capital of Azerbaijan, Baku. I was won over by the city within a day. I was there to visit Vault Prive, a new boutique who represents my work.

They asked me to create a limited edition bespoke designs, and the pomegranate board was born. The “NAR” will be sold uniquely in Azerbaijan in a limited series of ten boards.

The american black walnut backgammon box is decorated with the burr ash, fumed oak and madrona burr marquetry pomegranate on the lid.

The artwork is hand painted onto walnut and then lacquered to finish. The playing pieces are brass inlaid with mother of pearl and pomegranate seed red glass, the other side is inlaid with a leather disc. The dice are precision cut. The shakers and compartments are lined with leather.

The lid is inlaid with Burr Ash, Fumed Oak and Madrona Burr marquetry pomegranate on the lid.