Interview: “Watch Tailor” Alexandre Meerson

The designer discusses the history behind the brand and their new Mutiny Chronograph

For all the round-faced watches out there, rarely does one cross a bold, new design that employs the shape. Alexandre Meerson, the designer and self-described “watch tailor” behind Meerson Watches has achieved this with all four of his automatic, Swiss-made collections. The latest, the Mutiny Chronograph references the first watch he ever worked on—back in 1984 under his father’s eponymous brand Emmerich Meerson. He wore …

Furniture Shaped Like Fast Food

For the Italian brand Seletti’s upholstered furniture debut they’ve once again partnered with the whimsical design firm Studio Job and the result is certainly eye-catching (and arguably mouth-watering). This new pop culture saturated “UN_LIMITED EDITIONS” line draws inspiration from fast food. In a nod to Americana, there’s a sofa in the form of a hot dog bun, complete with a comfortable upholstered sausage inside. There’s …

AuthaGraph World Map Corrects Perceptions

No map is perfect but those behind AuthaGraph have offered an alternative that addresses size perception. By laying the spherical world out on 96 triangles, which are then transferred to a triangular pyramid, they have been able to depict continents (and countries) in more accurate sizes with regard to one another. When unfolded, this pyramid can either lay flat in rectangular form or be folded …