The inside cover art of David Bowie’s concept-album Lodger (1979) contains pictures of an Omega Speedmaster Professional and an Omega Flightmaster. Why is that? They don’t seem to fit the overall postcard design, with a ‘falling’ Bowie at the front. Designer Derek Boshier provides some insight in the design process and explains the watches. David Bowie’s Lodger, the last of the three ‘Berlin period albums’, is a concept album about a homeless traveller, released in May 1979. I received much less press enthusiasm then predecessors Low and Heroes, even though record label RCA compared it to Sgt. Peppers and despite […]

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