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Maximilian Borner
I’m Maximilian, a Swiss watch designer with a focus on creating objects that feel both precise and effortless to use. My work is shaped by a strong interest in proportion, detail, and the relationship between form and everyday function. With a background in traditional watchmaking and design, I’m particularly drawn to reducing things to their essential elements while still creating a clear visual identity. Outside of work, I’m inspired by modernist architecture, graphic compositions, and the quiet beauty of well-designed everyday objects.
When you approach a new project, what is the first question you ask yourself?
The first question is always very simple: why should this object exist, and what will it mean to the person who lives with it every day? I believe useful objects can also be deeply beautiful, and that beauty often comes from clarity. With the Doppio Bauhaus Inspired, that meant thinking carefully about the wearer, the context, and how the watch could feel both immediate and enduring.
How does the Bauhaus 'form follows function' rule shape your current designs?
What remains so powerful about Bauhaus is that it was never only a style. It was a way of thinking with great clarity about purpose, proportion and modern life. More than a century after its founding in 1919, that remains relevant. For me, form follows function does not mean something austere; it means that every line, every surface and every detail should have a reason to be.
How did the elements of Bauhaus develop during the design process?
I was interested in loosening the dominance of the numerals and creating a more open, more graphical reading of time. The Doppio already offered a strong foundation through its simplicity, its duality and its material clarity, particularly in steel and glass. Within that framework, the dial became a kind of field for composition, where geometric references to Bauhaus could be introduced with lightness and precision.
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