Yanko Design - Form Beyond Function

A timepiece with a timeless design

Posted: 22 Dec 2017 02:00 PM PST

Over the past decade, we’ve seen a shift in the use of watches from being a functional timepiece to a strictly aesthetic extension of one’s style – with functionality under scrutiny and form being the life giver; it’s hard to find a balance.

Introducing the X-Series Timepieces by MNML – the first edition of the series is the limited 001 (200 timepieces available). Bold yet restrained, with an attitude that is uniquely MINIMAL, the X-Series is a celebration of outright good design and an understanding of design fundamentals from a world-class team of designers. Being an owner of the Braun ceramic analog watch, I thought I was future proofing myself from not needing, not desiring another timepiece but the X-Series Timepieces are something special.

A sapphire window on the back of each watch is laser-etched with a unique serial number to express the exclusivity of the object further, making each watch as unique as the last. Bold, confident graphics are stamped through the X-Series sandwich dial construction. The sharp contrast between the face, indices, and numbering — set in Neue Haas Grotesk and illuminated with Lumibright — make the face supremely legible without needing to shout.

Designer: MNML

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The bachelor’s favorite hanger

Posted: 22 Dec 2017 12:30 PM PST

I hate folding my clothes, so automatically, I’m a hanger junkie. My wardrobe is just lined with hangers that hold my clothes upright so that they don’t wrinkle… so much so that I think that I may have a hanger problem. The Teeth Hanger was designed for my kind, combining the functions of a clothes-pin and a hanger into something that’s clearly much more advanced than the hangers I’m accustomed to using.

The Teeth Hanger basically not just allows you to hang your clothes in shape, it allows you to hang multiple clothes in shape. The hanger can be used conventionally, while also as a clothes pin, letting you clip multiple clothes together. Now you could either use this to create outfits, pairing apparel that you’d wear as a set… or you could be like me and cut down on the bazillion hangers you have so that you can use one Teeth Hanger to hang as many clothes as you need!

The Teeth Hanger is a winner of the Red Dot Design Concept Award for the year 2017.

Designer: Mainetti (HK) Limited