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TIME AND SPACE: A new constellation, shaped by imagination<\/p>\n

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Time and Space is a mechanical timepiece<\/a><\/strong> developed through a collaboration between artist Oliver Jeffers and watchmaker Anicorn. Drawing on themes that frequently appear throughout Jeffers\u2019 work, including time, memory, exploration, and the cosmos, the project translates these ideas into a wearable<\/a><\/strong> object through symbolism, storytelling, and handcrafted detailing.<\/p>\n

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At the center of the design is a dial conceived as a constellation. Rather than depicting celestial bodies, the composition is formed by four symbols representing milestones in human invention and collective progress. These miniature<\/a><\/strong> indexes reference fire, ideas, knowledge, and engineering through the imagery of a match, a lightbulb, a book, and a car.<\/p>\n

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Each symbol is individually hand-painted by artisans using a multi-stage process requiring more than two hours of work and twelve separate applications. Using micro brushes under magnification, layers are applied sequentially from base coating to final detailing, resulting in subtle variations between individual pieces. Together, the four symbols create a constellation shaped by human achievement rather than astronomy, positioning invention as a framework for measuring time.<\/p>\n

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Oliver Jeffers x Anicorn \u2013 Time And Space Watch | all images courtesy of Anicorn<\/a><\/p>\n

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OLIVER JEFFERS and ANICORN collaborate on a cosmic timepiece<\/p>\n

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The watch is presented in a hardcover book-style box designed using Oliver Jeffers\u2019 visual language. Conceived as an extension of the project rather than a conventional package, the box contains the Time and Space mechanical watch, an individually numbered autograph by the artist<\/a><\/strong> produced using an eight-color overlapping print process, and a collection of original content created specifically for the collaboration with Anicorn<\/a><\/strong>.<\/p>\n

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Through the combination of horology, illustration, and narrative design, Time and Space explores the relationship between storytelling and timekeeping, translating themes from Jeffers\u2019 artistic practice into a physical object and accompanying publication.<\/p>\n

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the watch featuring a hand-drawn celestial dial inspired by Jeffers\u2019 visual universe<\/p>\n

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wrist shot of the Anicorn x Oliver Jeffers Time and Space watch with a rose-gold tone case and navy leather strap<\/p>\n

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miniature dial elements, including books, cars, light bulbs, and matches, prepared for the Time and Space watch face<\/p>\n

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a miniature car element from the watch dial, shown at fingertip scale to highlight its handcrafted detail<\/p>\n

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assembly detail of the Time and Space dial, with miniature elements placed onto the celestial watch face<\/p>\n

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macro view of the dial, showing the match, constellation artwork, and engraved Oliver Jeffers bezel<\/p>\n

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four miniature indexes replace conventional celestial references<\/p>\n

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caseback view of the watch, revealing the automatic movement and engraved collaboration details<\/p>\n

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close-up of the crown, finished with an eight-pointed star that echoes the watch\u2019s cosmic theme<\/p>\n

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the original \u2018Time and Space\u2019 artwork shown alongside the finished watch<\/p>\n

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Oliver Jeffers holding the original \u2018Time and Space\u2019 artwork created for the Anicorn collaboration<\/p>\n

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Oliver Jeffers working inside his studio, surrounded by tools, paints, and sketches<\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"TIME AND SPACE: A new constellation, shaped by imagination \u00a0 Time and Space is a mechanical timepiece developed…\n","protected":false},"author":2,"featured_media":529427,"comment_status":"","ping_status":"","sticky":false,"template":"","format":"standard","meta":{"footnotes":"","_share_on_mastodon":"0"},"categories":[267],"tags":[365,362,363,364,366,18,117,19,17,82297,11560],"class_list":["post-529426","post","type-post","status-publish","format-standard","has-post-thumbnail","category-arts-and-design","tag-arts","tag-arts-and-design","tag-artsanddesign","tag-artsdesign","tag-design","tag-eire","tag-entertainment","tag-ie","tag-ireland","tag-miniatures","tag-timepiece-design"],"share_on_mastodon":{"url":"https:\/\/pubeurope.com\/@ie\/116730106633848668","error":""},"_links":{"self":[{"href":"https:\/\/www.europesays.com\/ie\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts\/529426","targetHints":{"allow":["GET"]}}],"collection":[{"href":"https:\/\/www.europesays.com\/ie\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts"}],"about":[{"href":"https:\/\/www.europesays.com\/ie\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/types\/post"}],"author":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.europesays.com\/ie\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/users\/2"}],"replies":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.europesays.com\/ie\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/comments?post=529426"}],"version-history":[{"count":0,"href":"https:\/\/www.europesays.com\/ie\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts\/529426\/revisions"}],"wp:featuredmedia":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.europesays.com\/ie\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/media\/529427"}],"wp:attachment":[{"href":"https:\/\/www.europesays.com\/ie\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/media?parent=529426"}],"wp:term":[{"taxonomy":"category","embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.europesays.com\/ie\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/categories?post=529426"},{"taxonomy":"post_tag","embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.europesays.com\/ie\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/tags?post=529426"}],"curies":[{"name":"wp","href":"https:\/\/api.w.org\/{rel}","templated":true}]}}