Purling London Art Chess set on Channel 4’s ‘The Great Pottery Throw Down’

Chess on Channel 4's The Great Pottery Throwdown — **Channel 4’s** ***‘The Great Pottery Throwdown’,*** **featuring Lhouette x Purling London Art Chess**
**Images: from Channel 4**

Lhouette Art Chess on Channel 4's Great Pottery Throwdown — **Art Chess by Lhouette**
**Images: from Channel 4**

Purling London’s Art Chess collaboration with artist Lhouette was featured by the Channel 4 television series, ‘The Great Pottery Throw Down’ on 15th January 2020. This show, hosted by Melanie Sykes, is a competition along similar lines to the Great British Bake Off, in which contestants battle for first place, by aiming to demonstrate their superior creative ideas and technical skills in order to impress the judges. The 3^rd series of this show, started broadcast in December last year.

Lhouette x Purling London Art Chess set on Channel 4’s The Great Pottery Throwdown (Copyright: Love Productions / Channel 4)

SHOP LHOUETTE HERE

The Great Pottery Throwdown Chess close up of the coloured pawns — **Lhouette x Purling London Art Chess set on Channel 4’s The Great Pottery Throwdown**

The programme contacted us to loan a 1 of 1, hand-painted Purling London Art Chess set to inspire their contestants during the chess set sculpting episode. After some deliberation the programme’s team chose the striking Art Chess set Lhouette x Purling London ‘More or Less – Duck’ inspired by Maximalism and Pop art. This set’s equally striking partner, “More or Less – Eyes” was exhibited at the prestigious and historic Christie’s Auction House in 2018.

Great Pottery Throw Down chess set Lhouette Purling London with close up of the coloured pieces — Lhouette x Purling London Art Chess *‘More or Less – Duck’*

Channel 4's The Great Pottery Throwdown chess challenge — **Location for Channel 4’s** ***‘The Great Pottery Throwdown’***
(Copyright: Love Productions / Channel 4)

The Great Pottery Throwdown chess close up of the Knight — **Purling London on Channel 4’s** ***‘The Great Pottery Throwdown’***

amazing coloured chess set on Channel 4's The Great Pottery Throwdown Chess — **Channel 4’s *‘The Great Pottery Throwdown’,* featuring Lhouette x Purling London Art Chess**

Channel 4 The Great Pottery Throw Down chess with Purling London Art Chess board by Lhouette — Lhouette x Purling London Art Chess *‘More or Less – Duck’*

This elaborate chess set, designed and hand made by Pop-artist Lhouette in England. It incorporates a Victorian-style silver frame with a bold and eccentric ‘Maximalist’ painting beneath a transparent Perspex chess board. The painting is designed to hung on the wall when not being played. The pieces are finished with 24 gold leaf, vibrant enamel paint and a deep lacquer.

Master potter Keith Brymer Jones and award-winning ceramicist Sue Pryke were tasked with judging the contestants’ Purling London-inspired chess sets.

SHOP LHOUETTE HERE

SHOP ART CHESS HERE

WATCH THE FULL EPISODE ON CHANNEL 4 ON DEMAND
(UK only, Episode 2)