Design Inspiration
Designing this watch was a bit like learning a new language. We wanted the dial to feel authentically Warli, but also to function as a clean, legible timepiece. So here’s how we did it:
Hour Markers: Inspired by Jivya Soma Mashe’s “Circle of Life”, our hour markers aren’t your usual numbers. Instead, they’re spiral loops, a subtle nod to the cyclical nature of time as believed by the Wali’s.
Minute Markers: Remember those stick figures you see in Warli? We broke them down into their most basic forms, a triangle and a circle and turned them into minute markers while still retaining a classic watch design while incorporating the hand-drawn feel.
Dial Texture: For this, we took direct inspiration from the art of Mr. Madhukar Janu Karpade, the Warli artist we collaborated with. His signature style is filling shapes with consecutive fine lines, so we created a custom radial texture for the dial, echoing his unique line work.
Warli Folks at 10 o’clock: To make sure no one misses the Warli reference, we placed a couple of illustrated Warli folks near the 10 o’clock position, balancing out the Kalā logo at 2 o’clock.
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