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March 26, 2015
SII | ISSEY MIYAKE Watch 10th Anniversary Special Model "O"
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ISSEY MIYAKE Watch 10th Anniversary Special Model
Tokujin Yoshioka Design "O"
A special model designed by Tokujin Yoshioka, "O (Eau)," will be released in early July by Seiko Instruments to commemorate the 10th anniversary of the ISSEY MIYAKE watch project.
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Also noteworthy is the special price celebrating the project's 10th anniversary!
Launched in 2001, the ISSEY MIYAKE watch project has developed a unique series of watches through collaborations between SII and leading designers from the global design scene, including Shunji Yamanaka, Harri Koskinen, Tokujin Yoshioka, Naoto Fukasawa, Ross Lovegrove, and Yves Béhar, under the overall direction of ISSEY MIYAKE.
The commemorative model marking the 10th anniversary is the "O (French for water - eau)," a special model designed by Tokujin Yoshioka, opening new frontiers in watch design. With the concept of "the form of water, a watch that tells transparent time," Yoshioka utilized transparent materials, his specialty, to create a watch that is formless like water and possesses the fleeting brilliance of light. Furthermore, through an approach that strips away all extraneous elements, a mirror-finished metal case is embedded behind the integrated transparent plastic case.
This free-size bangle watch is made from a highly elastic plastic material called "Grilamid," used in eyewear like glasses and sunglasses, allowing it to be freely worn on the wrist or over clothing.
Tokujin Yoshioka
Interior and product designer. Born in 1967. Studied design under Shi-ro Kuramata and Issey Miyake. Established Tokujin Yoshioka Design in 2000. His representative works include shop designs for ISSEY MIYAKE and A-POC, as well as the spatial design for ISSEY MIYAKE Making Things exhibition at the Cartier Foundation for Contemporary Art in Paris. He has collaborated on numerous projects with ISSEY MIYAKE for over a decade. Other product designs include Honey-pop and Tokyo-pop. Honey-pop is part of the permanent collection at major museums worldwide, including the Museum of Modern Art (MoMA) in New York. He continuously engages in experimental designs that transcend boundaries.


