Normal Timepieces

Kayo is an amazing nail artist who works extensively in Japan, and sometimes abroad for the past 15 years. For the launch of our Hibi watch collection in 2017, she designed nail art to match our watches for an event called Normal x Kayo. If you purchased one of our new watches there, you would get a set of matching nails for free. It was a great promotion, and very popular with the media.   The reputation of Kayo’s precise, and delicate hand-painted art is growing here along with her fan base. If you haven’t been one of her own [...] Read More... The post Normal People appeared first on Normal Timepieces .

My brand, Normal Timepieces, is based in Tokyo. I have chosen to live in Japan for the past 34 years, because as a designer, I have always found inspiration here for my work. Before I first visited, I was studying world design history through my American university. I remember the thing that struck me the most about Japan was its quintessential sense of minimalism and craftsmanship. Today, immersed into the country, I can see echoes of this innate sensibility all around me – even in today’s pop culture. When I am thinking things through for a new project and need [...] Read More... The post Inspirational Tour – First Step appeared first on Normal Timepieces .