The Vannen Interview

10 Questions with… David Stowe, Founder of Vannen Watches

The highly anticipated first collection of Vannen Watches is here. Vannen Series 1 invites you to experience a new world where art meets fashion. The first collection features designs by Buff Monster, Brian Morris, Chris Ryniak and Damon Soule. Limited editions per artist of 500 pieces worldwide. And, not for the faint hearted, the super limited “Halloween Exclusive” by Dirty Donny.

Curiosity is the driving force behind many designers, ourselves included, so we took five to get the inside tip from David Stowe, Founder of Vannen Watches to find out what makes him tick – sorry, couldn’t resist the (bad) pun! Here’s what we found out…

TNH: Series 1 has a phenomenal artist line-up, what drew you to these artists in particular to launch your brand?
DS: There’s a few different reasons why we chose this line-up, but for the sake of the simplest answer – it boils down to the individual designs and the overall design harmony of the group. They (as both people and watch designs) contrast and compliment each other so nicely that it just felt right as an overall collection.

Series 1 also introduces the collector to what we’re going to do from here on out. We’ll be putting out watches by artists who are established and have lots of great products on the market, and we’ll also be releasing watches by artists who don’t have a bunch of exposure, but are exceptional enough and deserving of something as cool as having their own art watch.

TNH: Dead or alive, who would be your ultimate Vannen artist?
DS: VC Johnson, Jack Kirby and a few others i cant really mention right now…

TNH: Caffeine or yoga?
DS: As of late, its lots of caffeine. Hopefully soon it’ll be yoga.

Click here to read the full Vannen interview with David Stowe.