During my five months studying in Japan in 2016 I was lucky enough to take part in a collaborative project between Tama Art University's Textile Design Department and EPSON Seiko's Smart Canvas brand. We visited their factory in Shiojiri and it was fantastic to see both the Smart Canvas watches being made as well as their more classic styles.
We were asked to design a watch along the theme of 'adult kawaii'. My first design is called Edamame and is inspired by character culture in Japan and my attempt on the cute Japanese style. My second design is called Kitsune, this design developed around the theme of origami folding instructions for a fox.
The designs were made up into prototypes and were presented at EPSON's headquarters in Shinjuku, Tokyo.