Rechapados Ferrer

Rechapados Ferrer is a Catalan company based in La Garriga, Spain, known for manufacturing veneers and wooden chessboards. Founded in 1970 by the Ferrer family, the company initially opened a small workshop to produce veneers for local furniture factories. By chance, it began making wooden boards as an exclusive supplier to the Marigó games and toy factory, while continuing to produce veneers for furniture. Over the decades, Rechapados Ferrer developed a reputation for high-quality chessboards characterized by a distinctive border or marquetry and a special combination of veneers and finishes. In 2020, its chessboards were featured in the Netflix miniseries The Queen's Gambit, specifically in the official chess tournament sequences, using a black board with root inlay and red and yellow marquetry, a special order for the German company Weible. That same year, the company exported more than 20,000 units annually worldwide, with over 95% of its orders coming from outside Spain. The company remains a private, family-owned business, operating from its headquarters in La Garriga and serving a global niche market of chess enthusiasts and retailers.

Rechapados Ferrer was founded in 1970 in La Garriga, Catalonia, Spain, by the Ferrer family. The company began as a small workshop producing veneers (rechapados) for the local furniture industry. Its entry into chessboard manufacturing was somewhat accidental: it started making wooden boards as an exclusive supplier to the Marigó games and toy factory, while continuing its veneer production for furniture. Over time, the company specialized in high-quality chessboards, distinguished by a border or marquetry and a special combination of veneers and finishes. By 2020, Rechapados Ferrer was exporting more than 20,000 units annually worldwide, with over 95% of its orders coming from outside Spain. In the same year, its chessboards gained international visibility when they were used in the official tournament sequences of the Netflix miniseries The Queen's Gambit. The specific board featured was a black board with root inlay and red and yellow marquetry, a special order for the German company Weible. The company remains a family-owned private business based in La Garriga.

• 2020

  Chessboards featured in Netflix's The Queen's Gambit; exporting over 20,000 units annually.

• 1970

  Founded in La Garriga by the Ferrer family as a small veneer workshop.

• Began manufacturing wooden chessboards as exclusive supplier to Marigó games and toy factory.

Specialist manufacturer of high-quality veneers and chessboards, with a strong export orientation and a reputation for craftsmanship.

• Veneers

  Veneer sheets produced for furniture factories.

• Wooden chessboards

  Chessboards characterized by a border or marquetry and a special combination of veneers and finishes.

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