The Bottle Watch by Industrial Facility, a design firm based in London, England, is a timepiece that is modeled after a beverage bottle, hence its name. Specifically, it draws inspiration from the bottom of such glass bottles. Design Milk reports, "The unisex analog watch was conceived when the designers noticed that there are often exactly sixty of the nodules on any typical beer bottle. The function of the tiny raised extrusions is to avoid suction between the bottle and a flat surface."
Created for Italian accessories company Nava, the Bottle Watch by Industrial Facility is inherently minimalist. Tet these nodules add a nice touch of texture to the otherwise basic surface. It is available in four colors (brown, grey, green and blue).
What's Driving This Trend
- Minimalist Watch Design
- Opportunity for creating other minimalist watch designs based on everyday objects.
- Nostalgic Design Elements
- Opportunity to incorporate nostalgic design elements into modern products.
- Unconventional Timepiece Inspirations
- Opportunity to innovate by drawing inspiration for timepieces from unusual sources.
Who This Affects Most
- Fashion Accessories
- Opportunity for fashion accessory makers to incorporate unconventional design elements into their products.
- Industrial Design
- Opportunity for industrial designers to create nostalgic and unconventional designs for various product categories.
- Consumer Goods
- Opportunity for consumer goods manufacturers to use unexpected inspirations for their products as a point of differentiation in the market.
