Adesse Ang Relo by Jansen Che is a highly esteemed winner of the very prestigious 2021 A' Design Award na Pilak in Disenyo ng Alahas Competition Category.

PilakAlahas· 2021

Adesse Ang Relo

by Jansen Che

Client: Jansen Che

A' Design Award na Pilak Winner in Alahas Category

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The Design

About Adesse Ang Relo

Ang Adesse ay isang ultra-minimalist na relo na nagsisilbing alaala upang tamasahin ang kasalukuyan. Ang minimalist na diskarte sa pagiging 'kasalukuyan' ay alisin ang hindi kailangan. Inisip muli ni Adesse ang tradisyonal na analog na relo na may mga minimalistang prinsipyo, at nagtatanong kung ano ang talagang kinakailangan upang sabihin ang oras. Kailangan mo ba talagang makita ang mga numerical indicator? Ang minutong kamay? Ang kamay ng orasan? Dinisenyo sa pamamagitan ng pagbabawas, ang mga tradisyonal na feature ng relo ay inalis. Ang isang sculptural na piraso ay inukit sa mukha ng relo. Ang mukha ay umiikot, nagtatakip at sadyang naglalantad ng sapat na upang sabihin ang oras.

The Recognition

About the A' Design Award na Pilak

Ang Adesse Ang Relo ay nagwagi ng A' Design Award na Pilak, isang pambihirang prestihiyosong pagkilalang iginagawad sa mga disenyong nasa pinakamataas na antas, nakabibighani at kahanga-hanga. Ang mga nagwagi ng Pilak ay mga likhang lubhang makinang at napakamalikhain na naglalarawan sa pambihirang kadalubhasaan, talento at talas ng isip ng kanilang mga tagapagdisenyo. Inaasahang ang Adesse Ang Relo ay isang kahanga-hangang likhang huwaran na kapansin-pansing propesyonal at malalim na makabago. Ang disenyong ito na nagwagi ng A' Design Award na Pilak ay isang lubhang kapansin-pansin at hinahangaang imbensyon na nakikinabang at nagpapaunlad sa mga hangganan ng sining, agham, disenyo at teknolohiya. Ang Adesse Ang Relo ay isang likhang labis na kinaiinggitan na gumigising ng mga hangarin, nagdadala ng positibong damdamin at nagpapasiklab ng pagkamangha at pagkabighani.

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