Dezeen Watch Store: a meeting in Hong Kong in 2008 led to the launch of the first Void watch on Dezeen and, shortly after that, the creation of Dezeen Watch Store. As we unveil our first limited-edition collaboration with the watch brand, founder David Ericsson explains how the elegantly minimal timepiece came about (+ interview).
The V03D-Dezeen, which launched this month, is the first collaboration between Dezeen and Void.
A pared-back version of Void's iconic V03, the timepiece features a bespoke dial with minimal dial graphics and a black case and black leather strap.
"We designed a custom dial, which is the most unique feature on the watch," said Void founder David Ericsson. "We pretty much took away the regular details that we have." The limited-edition V03D-Dezeen has a minimal design based on Void's iconic V03 timepiece
"We stripped it back until it's almost blank," added Void product designer Patrick Kim-Gustafson.
The collaboration comes eight years after Ericsson met Dezeen founder Marcus Fairs in Hong Kong, where the watch brand is based.
The two agreed that Dezeen would be the perfect platform to launch Void's first watch, which happened in the form of a competition to give away five of the brand's striking, rectangular V01 watches.

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