I served as principal designer for the collaboration between Fossil and the streetwear brand STAPLE, led by Jeff Staple, which reinterprets elements from the Fossil archive through a contemporary lens. This series of limited-edition watches draws inspiration from the original Sundial and Hologram models, translating their spirit of experimentation into a modern silhouette. Its egg-shaped tin packaging is intentionally shaped and textured to feel as if unearthed—an object with history, rediscovered for a new generation of collectors. The result blends STAPLE’s streetwear sensibility with Fossil’s legacy of inventive timekeeping.
Each timepiece is made with an automatic movement, stainless steel case (44mm), and a unique terrazzo stone-inspired silicone case jacket and straps (22mm) created with ground silicone. The three terrazzo stone-inspired colorways are reminiscent of excavated Earth, the grind of debris in the city streets, and the STAPLE iconic color combination.
This co-designed collection reinterprets Fossil’s most experimental 1990s concepts into a single, boundary-pushing timepiece. Bringing together a terrazzo-patterned silicone-wrapped case, a pocket-watch–inspired flip cover, a hologram crystal, and a flexible sundial cap required carefully balancing bold aesthetics with real manufacturing constraints. The result is a modern reassembly of archival techniques—familiar in spirit, but rebuilt with new materials, new engineering, and a more fashion-forward point of view.
