4 hours Ago By Gaurav Sood
If an idea is the life of a product story, its design is the oxygen to keep it alive. Design however doesn’t have to always reinvent the wheel to visualize an idea; it can sometimes just draw inspiration and reimagine the familiar with a new breath of air. The Modern-day Vintage Alarm Clock & Wristwatch combo by a young designer on Behance is an embodiment of this.
It is a beautiful blend of nostalgia with modernity that would strike a chord with minimalists and vintage lovers alike. The and alarm clock concept envisioned with the inspiration of what’s existed in the past, isn’t just about aesthetics; it’s about telling that vintage tale with new characterization and symbolism. Through the idea of these analog timepieces, the designer draws us to appreciate the past and embrace the innovative simplicity that forms the mainstay of her work.
Designer: The clean lines and the smooth finish of the cases – of both the watch and the – are instant enticers, but the charm lies in their dials. The center of the dial is minimalist, it features four strokes marking the 12, 3, 6, and 9 o’clock positions. This unembellished center amplifies the retro aesthetic while the timepieces scale up to modernism high with a labyrinth-style periphery of the center.
This labyrinth-style dial layout with two colored balls acting as hour and minute indicators of an analog timepiece is a playful way of telling the time. Idealistically, the balls glide along the labyrinth paths to represent time, in their way transforming every glance at the watch/clock into simple to see and clutter-free to read. The design of the alarm clock leans heavily into its vintage roots.
Its visual charm is accentuated by its two-pusher top that reminds of the classic bedside clocks from yesteryears. The square face of the clock is complemented with the similar silhouette of the watch which comes paired with a sleek silicone strap ensuring comfort without compromising style. The overwhelming digital minimalism of the watch and the accompanying clock is not only for the collectors and horologists to spend a moment with, it is for me, an encouraging concept for other designers to think in the past and design in the present.
Its balance of ingenuity and simplicity is overpowering to look, but that at no point understates the basic time-telling function of these timepieces..
