Japanese architect Tadao Ando and Swiss watchmaker Cauny have collaborated to create two limited-edition watches: Ando Green and Ando Grey. These timepieces reflect Ando’s architectural ethos by focusing on simplicity and emotional depth. A central symbol used in their design is the green apple, which signifies growth and youth, inspired by Samuel Ullman's poem on youth as a state of mind. The collaboration highlights Ando's belief that time, space, and architecture are interconnected, translating these ideas into watch design, where aesthetics and emotional meaning coexist seamlessly.
At the heart of this collaboration is the green apple motif-a recurring symbol in Tadao Ando's creative canon. Representing growth, youth, and potential, the green apple becomes a metaphor for the intangible yet ever-present qualities of vitality and reinvention.
According to Ando, 'Time, space, and architecture are always one theme. I thought a watch could imprint time into the heart.' That philosophy becomes immediately evident in the design of these Cauny watches, where form doesn't just follow function-it expands it.
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