22STUDIO is a Taipei-based design studio founded in 2005 by a husband-and-wife team, built on a single material conviction: concrete is an attitude — direct, honest, and open. Inspired by the raw, exposed beauty of concrete and the works of Japanese architect Tadao Ando, the founders set out to create personal products that transmit the material's honesty and transparency, while extending a product and graphic design partnership begun at university. At 22STUDIO, the studio is the factory: design and production are one. Every piece — from wristwatches to stationery, jewelry, home decor, and writing instruments — is handcrafted in Taipei through hands-on experimentation, attending each piece from concept to production in the spirit of genuine craft. The brand's most celebrated creation is the 4D Concrete Watch, whose first prototype debuted at the Simple Life Original Festival in 2013, combining the concepts of time and three-dimensional space into a sculptural concrete dial that changes as the watch is worn. Over more than a decade of development, the 4D line expanded into Automatic, Sector, Ups & Downs, and Sports variants — all powered by quality movements and finished with 22STUDIO's exclusive hand-cast, 14-day-cured concrete dials, inspected to a tolerance of 0.2mm. The brand also produces the Polygon and Module fountain pen and rollerball collections, geometric jewelry, and the 4th Dimension wall and table clocks. Beyond individual collections, 22STUDIO offers a bespoke service for small-batch custom concrete products — from corporate trophies to personalized gifts — turning ideas into lasting creations.
22STUDIO
2005
22STUDIO is founded in Taipei by a designer couple inspired by the raw honesty of concrete and the architectural vision of Tadao Ando — beginning a journey to craft timeless objects from urban materials.
2013
The first prototype of the 4D Concrete Watch debuts at the Simple Life Original Festival in Taiwan, introducing a sculptural concrete dial that reimagines the relationship between time and three-dimensional space.
2023
22STUDIO marks a decade of the 4D Concrete Watch with the Decade Anniversary Commemorative Edition — collaborating with designer Lin Liyu to create a space-time spiral dial that pays tribute to ten years of concrete watchmaking.