Good news for anyone who likes unusual automotiveinspired watches – the creations of Giuliano Mazzuoli are once again available in the UK after an absence of five years.
Until 1993 the Italian ran a family publishing business that specialised in furniture catalogues. But in the mid ’90s, long before the Filofax was ousted by the smart phone, he devised a diary that attracted a huge following with its brightly coloured cover options and practical layout.
Face colours include ivory, black, blue, green, white or red – all with a red 12 and second hand
In 2001 Mazzuoli followed it up with his range of Officina writing instruments that took design inspiration from a box of tools once used in his grandfather’s bicycle repair shop – and the idea of adapting the appearance of everyday things led to the Mocha pen based on one of Italy’s most distinctive appliances: the Bialetti stove-top coffee maker. It was that philosophy of marrying familiar shapes with unfamiliar items that led to the first Giuliano Mazzuoli watch, the Manometro (Italian: pressure gauge).