Yanko Design - Form Beyond Function

Time and Technology Combined

Posted: 17 Dec 2017 07:17 AM PST

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The NYSW, like all analog smartwatches fuses the best of both worlds into a single timepiece. It retains the timeless elegance and class of an analog wristwatch, but introduces to it technological functions that you’d find in most smartwatches and fitness wearables. The advantage remains however that you aren’t forced into wearing a techy, metallic or silicone bracelet with some sensors, a battery, and a bunch of pixels on it.

While most analog smartwatches embrace their true heritage i.e., the classic analog timepiece, the NYSW was designed to redefine what an analog smartwatch should look like. Designed to look like a dashing, classy watch, upon closer inspection, you’ll notice that the NYSW takes a hybrid approach to aesthetics. Camouflaged as a stylish timepiece you can wear to work, or show off at business presentations, the NYSW is secretly your key to staying connected to all your apps while looking absolutely dapper. It comes with a regular hours/minutes/seconds watch face and a date window, but even with three subdials that work as a notification center for your apps, as well as a fitness tracker and pedometer. The watch possesses a biometric heart rate monitor at its base that tracks your health, as well as connects to your phone, allowing you to, at a glance, look at your notifications, your fitness levels, and the time. You can even set your own alarms and notification alerts on the watch, allowing it to remind you when to take medication, or to drink water.

Its technological capabilities aside, the NYSW looks like a smart timepiece, with its 316L Stainless Steel body and back. Sitting atop the dial is a sapphire crystal glass that gives you a view into the smartwatch’s remarkable face designs. Available in three styles, you can choose a watch design that suits your personality, going from the classy contemporary Soho, to the Manhattan style that sports a rather dashing woven carbon fiber watch face, to the Times Square variant that boasts of a crystal encrusted dial, giving your watch a dazzling shimmer that lets the watch stand out against your wrist.

The watch also boasts of being waterproof up to 5 atmospheres, and even performs auto-time-syncing depending on where you are. Unlike most smartwatches that need charging every day, the NYSW runs for two weeks on a full charge and will continue to work as a regular watch without smartwatch features when it runs out of battery. This gives it a massive advantage over a regular smartwatch, that needs periodic charging, and looks like the 2017 equivalent of a Casio calculator watch on your wrist… while its advantage over the analog watch remains that it can track your health and fitness for you, and even notify you every time you get a tweet, message, instagram notification, or an email, because it’s rude to be tethered to your smartphone when in the company of friends, colleagues, and business partners, but a casual glance at your stylish wristwatch is always the mark of a classy businessman who values time!

Designer: David Luk

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For the business man, the office worker, the hustler. Enjoy wearing the latest technology in a way that complements your business wear or work uniform.

Simpler, relaxed, lifestyle of the casual New Yorker.

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A Duffle for your Everyday Shuffle

Posted: 17 Dec 2017 06:00 AM PST

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It took this world a long time to reach this moment in time where we have a product like the Voyage Pillow. Matt Benedetto’s keen eye and urge to solve problems that no one else is solving gave us an incredible product in the Voyage Pillow, that’s part pillow, part eye-mask, and full awesomeness.

Matt’s problem solving approach is rather optimistic in the sense it takes on multiple challenges, combining different plus-points, and oftentimes different products into one solution. The Voyage Pillow solved more than two problem statements and the resultant product saw itself fitting into multiple scenarios. The Voyage Bag is no different in the sense that it tackles multiple problems, becoming a product that morphs into multiple variations as a result, and honestly, that’s a really neat approach because it makes the bag appeal to multiple user personas.

The Voyage Bag is literally a bag that accompanies you on your voyages no matter what they are, short or long, big or small. It seamlessly transforms from a spacious backpack with enough storage for an entire weekend out, to a duffel bag for a quick business trip, to even a gym bag. The bag comes with multiple handles for easy carrying in both vertical and horizontal configurations, a single shoulder sling-strap that can be detached and attached on convenience, and two hidden backpack straps that you can unzip to reveal. Depending on your type of journey, the Voyage Bag changes its avatars to make traveling comfortable for your ever-changing needs. On the inside, the Voyage Bag takes care of every need. The spacious duffel comes with a laptop slot and even a smaller slot for tablets, ebooks, or regular books. Aside from that, it even has two slots for an extra pair of shoes. The circular shape of the bag proves more than ideal for sports equipment. The insides of the bag come in an electric blue fabric, allowing you to see inside the bag clearly, and spot the items you need… another testament to Benedetto’s keen problem-solving eye! The bag’s outside comes in a durable, water-proof fabric (including the zips). Available in a grey/black melange, the bag sees itself being easily used everywhere from leisure to work, to even the gym. What’s more, the bag comes with easy access outer pockets for all your necessities, and a size that makes it just ideal for stowing away on overhead cabins in planes. Pair that with the Voyage Pillow, and you’ve got everything you need to travel with absolute peace of mind!

Designer: Matt Benedetto of Sondre Travel

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The 2-in-1 design allows you to adapt the Voyage Bag mid-trip to allow for the most comfortable traveling experience.

The included shoulder strap quickly clips onto the two black metal rings to comfortably carry the Voyage Bag across your chest.

Two easy to grab handles are located on the top and middle of the bag for those times when you want to head out in a flash!

For longer trips, the Voyage Bag is compatible with your roller luggage!

We wanted the Voyage Bag to adapt to your life for any occasion from your daily commute, heading to class, a weekend carry-on, camping, and any adventure you could imagine!

You can easily store your shoes, separate clean and dirty laundry, keep your water bottle in place, pack carry-on essentials, or simply not use them at all! The possibilities are truly endless!

The interior zip pocket is perfect for those small valuable items you want to keep safely inside and away.

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