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Adesse Часовник by Jansen Che

Adesse Часовник by Jansen Che is a highly esteemed winner of the very prestigious 2021 Сребрена награда A' Design Award in Дизајн на накит Competition Category.


СребренаНакит· 2021

Adesse Часовник

by Jansen Che

Client: Jansen Che

Сребрена награда A' Design Award Winner in Накит Category

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The Design

About Adesse Часовник

Adesse е ултра-минималистички часовник кој делува како спомен за уживање во сегашноста. Минималистичкиот пристап да се стане 'присутен' е да се отстрани непотребното. Adesse го реконструира традиционалниот аналоген часовник со минималистички принципи и го поставува прашањето што е апсолутно неопходно за да се каже времето. Дали навистина треба да ги видите нумеричките показатели? Рака за минута? Часовникот? Дизајнирани преку одземање, традиционалните карактеристики на часовник се отстранети. Скулптурално парче е издлабено од површината на часовник. Лицето се ротира, покривајќи и намерно откривајќи само колку да се каже времето.

The Recognition

About the Сребрена награда A' Design Award

Adesse Часовник е добитник на Сребрената награда A' Design Award, извонредно престижно признание што се доделува на врвни, прекрасни и импресивни дизајни. Сребрените добитници се исклучително бриљантни и многу креативни дела што ја покажуваат одличната стручност, талентот и проникливоста на нивните дизајнери. Се очекува Adesse Часовник да биде прекрасно, примерно, извонредно професионално и длабоко иновативно дело. Овој дизајн со Сребрена награда е значаен, восхитуван пронајдок што придонесува за поместување на границите на уметноста, науката, дизајнот и технологијата. Adesse Часовник е творба на која многумина и завидуваат, која ги буди желбите, носи позитивни чувства и предизвикува восхит и чудење.

Behind the Design

Press Kit

Credits, team members and technical details provided by the designer.

Unique Properties
The Adesse watch design concept reimagines the traditional analog watch with minimalist principles. It takes minimalism to the extreme by omitting the superfluous and questioning what is absolutely necessary to tell the time. Designed through subtraction, traditional watch features are removed. A sculptural rotating piece is carved out. The watch deliberately only reveals just enough to tell the time at any one moment, acting as a memento to live in the present moment. Please see PDF attached.
Dimensions & Packaging
38mm Diameter watch
Tags
Minimalilsm, Minimalist, Watch, Adesse, concept,
Production Technology
A special watch movement is required to be strong enough to rotate the sculptural piece and also to relocate the crown to the bottom of the watch. Allowing a perfect circular silhouette watch case.
Design Challenge
The creative challenge was to see how traditional watch features could be removed and still tell the time. The design process was guided by the minimalist principle "Design through subtractions". The form of the watch was created exclusively by carving/subtracting. Ensuring the legibility of the watch was also a challenge. This was overcome by a delicate balance between manipulation of the form and materials.
Research
The research conducted consistent of looking for various minimalist watches and non-standard watches which had rotating disc as watch hands. Through this research and collaboration with watch manufacturers, we were able to find what was technically possible for the watch.
Inspiration
In today’s world, we are exposed to many different types of stimuli that often easily distract us from appreciating and truly enjoying the present moment. The minimalist approach to become present, is to remove the unnecessary. Adesse reimagines the traditional analog watch with minimalist principles, and questions what is absolutely necessary to tell the time. Do we really need to see the numerical indicators? A second hand? A minute hand? hour hand?
Project Duration
Designed in Sydney Australia. Exhibited in Singapore 2019.
Operation Flow
Adesse reads like a one-hand watch. From a bird’s eye view, one can only see the hour markers, as they are scored deeper, wider, and taller than the quarter markers in the case interior. It is only from a side-on view that the quarter markings (15min, 30min, 45min) between each hour are revealed. As time progresses throughout the day, most of the quarter markers become hidden by the rotating sculptural face. The only quarter markers that are fully revealed are the ones that are relevant to that hour acting as a memento to enjoy the present.
Patents
201914279. Jansen Che. 2019. Australia
Team Members
Jansen Che

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