this ‘retro watch’ is made by japan’s maywadenki. it has no display, but an old rotary telephone dial. when you dial 117 a voice tells you the hour. dial any other number an you’ll hear ‘we are sorry, the number you have dialed is not in service. please check and call again.’ – which could be slightly frustrating to say the least!
'there is no real, defined space, there’s just the reflection’ – designboom speaks with Hermès artistic directors charlotte macaux perelman and alexis fabry.