Prague, Czech Republic
Michal Froňek and Jan Němeček designed the Graphic Sutnar watch for Bohematic—the first in the firm’s new “Graphic Series” —to capture the best of Czech graphic design’s past and present and to pay tribute to the avant-garde designer Ladislav Sutnar (1897-1976).
Born in Plzeň in 1897, Ladislav Sutnar is one of the leading figures of Czech interwar design who later played a key role in the development of American and global decorative arts and graphic design.
He attained global fame and his work represents a major contribution to contemporary visual communication, design, and typography.
Launching the GRAPHIC model with the Sutnar mark resonates with the overall philosophy of this series.
The Graphic Sutnar’s most prominent feature is its large dial with raised indices from the pen of the graphic design Studio Marvil.
It has a perfect font designed by Ladislav Sutnar to mark buildings in New York City’s Bronx borough in 1958; complemented by a discreet case with unobtrusive lugs.
The details of the dial, the shape of the hands, and the design of the crown echo typical aspects of Sutnar’s work: they are based on the rigorous application of geometric patterns and elegant, and modernist typography.
Bohematic is a Czech watch brand created by a businessman named Josef Zajíček, in partnership with Olgoj Chorchoj.
Taking inspiration from the celebrated icons from the country, the brand creates mechanical timepieces featuring modernist design with timeless shapes and precise craftsmanship pushing the limits of technological possibilities.
Project: Graphic Sutnar Watch
Designers: Olgoj Chorchoj
Manufacturer: Bohematic s.r.o.
