— VI · Gallery

An editorial, in plates.

A loose, ongoing record of the atelier — light on grain, brass in the hand, interiors where Dechamel boards now live. Updated quarterly.

— Plates I–VIII

Volume I · MMXXV

Close-up of chess pieces on a handcrafted Dechamel board — Morning, on the bench
I/VIII

Dramatically lit Dechamel chess board on a dark tabletop — A board, under quiet light
II/VIII

Flat lay of a Dechamel chess board with brass calipers and linen — Tools beside the board
III/VIII

Studio photograph of a Dechamel board against a light background — The studio edition
IV/VIII

Detailed view of a wooden pawn and board edge — The first move, close
V/VIII

Low-light editorial chess board after play — A board, after play
VI/VIII

Top-down atelier view of a handcrafted chess board — The atelier surface
VII/VIII

Clean studio image of a Dechamel board and chess pieces — Collected in white light
VIII/VIII

— A short note

On the gallery, and what it is for.

The gallery is not a catalogue. It is a slow, occasional record of the atelier and the lives the boards quietly enter — a writing room in Antwerp, a club in Lyon, a private library above an old square in Bologna. We add a few plates each season, when the light agrees and the photographer has the time. Nothing is for sale here.