Nu Primary Function: Jam Tangan by Maziar Mohit and Iman Kimiaei is a highly esteemed winner of the very prestigious 2021 A' Design Award Perak in Perhiasan Competition Category.
PerakPerhiasan· 2021
Nu Primary Function: Jam Tangan
by Maziar Mohit and Iman Kimiaei
Client: I and M Design
A' Design Award Perak Winner in Perhiasan Category
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The Design
About Nu Primary Function: Jam Tangan
Nu adolah jam tangan nan ado dial barisi aia. Dial tu manyimpan aia nan dikumpuakan dari babarapo sumber aia paliang tacamar di dunia, nan alah disterilkan jo cahayo ultraviolet. Jarum akrilik nan janiah tarandam dalam aia sarato hampia indak katampak. Manyantuah kotak baja mangaktifan diode pancar cahayo nan manaranghi jarum untuak manunjuakan wakatu. Kotak tu ditutuik jo kaco safir nan babantuak kubah, sarato tali jam tabuek dari kulik kaktus. Bantuaknyo mangikuik lakuak sabuah titiak ambun nan bagunuang di ateh daun. Warna biru marujuak pado lauik nan masih murni.
The Recognition
About the A' Design Award Perak
Nu Primary Function: Jam Tangan adolah pamenang A' Design Award Perak, sabuah pangakuan nan luar biaso bapresti nan dibarikan ka rancangan tingkaik tatinggi, elok jo mangesankan. Pamenang Perak adolah karya nan sangaik cemerlang jo sangaik kreatif nan mamparlihatkan kapakaran, bakaik jo katajaman pikiran parancangnyo. Nu Primary Function: Jam Tangan dipaokan manjadi karya nan mangaguikan, contoh tauladan, sangaik profesional jo inovatif sacaro dalam. Rancangan nan manang Perak iko adolah panemuan nan nampak jo dikagumi nan mambari sumbangan untuak maluaskan batas seni, ilimu, rancangan jo teknologi. Nu Primary Function: Jam Tangan adolah ciptaan nan dicamburui banyak urang, nan mambangkikkan karinduan, mambaok parasaan positif jo malahiakan karagumon jo kakaguman.
Behind the Design
Press Kit
Credits, team members and technical details provided by the designer.
- Unique Properties
- The watch dial is filled with water collected from the world's dirtiest water sources.
Within the water-filled dial are the watch's clear acrylic hands (powered by a Swiss Quartz Movement). They stay almost invisible in the water until you touch the watch metal body (which acts as a touch-sensitive switch), then they come to life by directing a beam of light (from an LED) through them. They glow within the murky water to show the time. - Dimensions & Packaging
- Case diameter 38mm, thickness 12mm, strap width 20mm.
- Tags
- watch, minimal, timepiece, design, unconventional, water, environment,
- Production Technology
- Domed sapphire glass with an anti-reflective coating on both sides will top the watch 316L High-quality steel case. The strap will be made of all-natural, cruelty-free cactus leather with a magnetic clasp. The polluted water inside the dial will be sterilized using UV. Swiss Quartz Movement.
- Design Challenge
- The biggest challenge for us was to design a conversation piece that would elegantly convey our message. We want to talk about water pollution without actually talking about it.
- Research
- We started with a simple question: How can we attract people's attention to a subject matter that they prefer to ignore? We did some research and talked to few experts in the fields of psychology and human behaviour. We found out that the best way to gain someone's attention is to arouse their curiosity. People tend to remember the answers better if they are the ones asking the questions. We designed Nu to be a conversation piece, an object to intrigue.
- Inspiration
- Nu was born out of our concern for the environment; we aimed to attract people's attention to water pollution and the fact that time is running out for all of us to do something about it.
The morning dew inspired Nu's design. Like a water droplet on top of a leaf, the watch sits on top of the strap; the body shape follows the droplet's contour, and the pristine ocean inspired the blue colour. - Project Duration
- The project started in December 2020 in Toronto and finished in February 2021 in Krakow.
- Operation Flow
- The watch's hands are made from clear acrylic, and they are submerged in water; the refractive index of clear acrylic is close to that of water, making the hands look almost invisible. To see the time, the user touches the watch metal body. The body acts as a touch-sensitive switch for the LED, located at the base of both watch hands; it will light up, illuminating the hands.
- Team Members
- Maziar Mohit
Iman Kimiaei - Image Credits
- Image #1 : 3D Artist Iman Kimiaei, NU Image 01, 2021
Image #2 : 3D Artist Iman Kimiaei, NU Image 02, 2021
Image #3 : 3D Artist Iman Kimiaei, NU Image 03, 2021
Image #4 : 3D Artist Iman Kimiaei, NU Image 04, 2021
Image #5 : 3D Artist Iman Kimiaei, NU Image 05, 2021
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