Our Story
Bomkala: More Than a Timer
In 2019, Lena, a UX researcher in Portland, found herself surrounded by devices:
📱 Her phone timer hijacked by Twitter notifications
⏱ A $2 plastic timer screaming like a smoke alarm
⏳ Her grandfather’s analog clock frozen at 4:17
“We don’t need another gadget,” she scribbled in her notebook,
“We need a *sanctuary for focus.”*
That frustration birthed Bomkala —
Not a productivity tool,
but a quiet rebellion against the attention economy.
Our Guiding Truths:
⏳ Deep focus is sacred
→ So we engineered gentle vibration alerts (no shrill beeps)
⏳ Clarity lives in simplicity
→ Machine-turned aluminum body hides all but essentials
⏳ Time should liberate, not oppress
→ One dial controls everything. No apps. No setups.
Where You’ll Find Bomkala:
🧑🍳 Chicago Michelin chefs timing 72°C sous-vide eggs
👩💼 New York therapists guarding 50-minute sessions
🧑🚀 NASA engineers monitoring experiment intervals
Their stories reveal our core belief:
What you give undivided attention to
defines your humanity.
