Before I begin gushing about this charming chess set, I have a confession: I don’t know how to play the game. It’s not that I’ve never been interested in learning, I was just never the type of kid ...

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It's official: the days of designing a living room around a TV are over. I'm all for the growing pivot away from an awkward 'audience' of seating, towards analogue spaces that invite real connection ...