Recycling Challenge Decorative Metal Tabletop Chess Set Brazil The breathtaking purple stones

The breathtaking purple stones

who once led the ancient Ayutthaya Kingdom of Northern Thailand

Cozy up in this soft knit poncho from Peruvian artisan Alfredo Falcon

Neetu Barathi chooses amethyst as a stone that alleviates stress

Recycling Challenge Decorative Metal Tabletop Chess Set Brazil The breathtaking purple stonesThe imaginative mind of Armando Ramrez transforms scrap metal into a sleek, black and silver chess set. Ramirez collects the leftover metal pieces off a die machine and shapes them into the pawns, horses, and parts of the kings, which also feature cogs from a car's electrical system. The queens are made from screws, cogs and bearings from a car's electrical system. The bishops are shaped from sparkplugs and the towers from cogwheels. The board is made