Dezeen spoke to designer Tej Chauhan about his new design for Swiss watch brand Rado in the a live panel discussion as part of Rado Design Week.
Dezeen editor-in-chief Marcus Fairs was joined by industrial designer Chauhan to talk about his special edition of Rado’s True Square watch, which was exclusively revealed in a video filmed by Dezeen.
For his design, Chauhan has played with the aesthetics found in old sci-fi films to create a watch that employs a bold use of colour, graphics and textures.
Taking inspiration from films such as A Space Odyssey and Blade Runner, Chauhan has given the watch a vibrant yellow colour and features such as a quilted leather strap emulating traditional watch links and a graphic watch face that includes a date indicator using the designer’s own font.
“We wanted to strike a balance between something contemporary and something traditional,” Chauhan said in the video that Dezeen published earlier today.
“Something that was completely distinctive, visually engaging, felt great when you picked it up and even better when you put it on.”
Read more on Dezeen: https://www.dezeen.com/?p=1590619<br />
WATCH NEXT: Live talk with Formafantasma as part of Rado Design Week – https://youtu.be/4vyoSOwvsek
Subscribe to our YouTube channel for the latest architecture and design movies: http://bit.ly/1tcULvh
Like Dezeen on Facebook: https://www.facebook.com/dezeen/
Follow Dezeen on Twitter: https://twitter.com/Dezeen/
Follow us on Instagram: https://www.instagram.com/dezeen/
Check out our Pinterest: https://uk.pinterest.com/dezeen/
