ryohei yoshiyuki: time of the sky

ryohei yoshiyuki: time of the sky


the sky is displayed on the face of the watch
image courtesy of ryohei yoshiyuki


we just came across one of japanese designer ryohei yoshiyuki's older works 'time of the sky'.
the watch displays an image of the sky when you are checking the time. it acknowledges the
old fashioned way of telling time which was done by looking at the sky and checking
the position of the sun.


the times of day as indicated by the sky
image courtesy of ryohei yoshiyuki


portrait of ryohei yoshiyuki
image © designboom

ridhika db
08.22.09  
1
Hmm, the basic idea in fun, but come on... We can take a look outside as well! And that's free of charge and CO2-neutral :D
MJW   08.24.09

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