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ETCH Clock That Engraves Time In A Sculptural Way

There are several ways to show information, and in particular, time. Switzerland-based company 42foundry has created ETCH, a timepiece that explores a new way of showing time by exploiting a real 3D effect. With the digital world we are used to see 7-segment digits, graphical engraved or embossed fonts, and in general, displays and clocks...

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Steampunk Nixie Clock That Requires Little Power

We’ve seen a lot of cool watches and clocks, but nothing quite as cool as the Nixie Clock. The Nixie clock literally uses multiple filaments to display the time, and in a way that will make steampunk lovers’ jaws hit the tarmac. The Nixie clock, in its mad-scientist grandeur, is actually quite a simple and...

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Time As Art: 26 Really Unique Modern Clocks

A clock is a great accessory and a very practical piece at the same time as it can show time and date. Used to old-fashioned cuckoo clocks? Forget them! Here’s out roundup with the coolest modern clocks that will just blow your mind! Modern designers create clocks that resemble real wall art pieces, illusions, patterns...

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Color-House: Modern Take On A Traditional Cuckoo Clock

Designer-maker Pedro Mealha has created Color-House, a modern cuckoo clock inspired by the original Black Forest cuckoo clocks. An added bonus to this design is that it’s equipped with a light sensor, so at night when there is no light, the little bird doesn’t come out and chirp. It has a black frame complemented by...

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Surreal Instrumental Clock Inspired By Stringed Instruments

if you’ve been following us, you’ve already seen a lot of unusual clocks but a clock inspired by musical instruments? Unbelievable! Designed by Daniel Weil for byshop, the Instrumental Clock references stringed instruments with its open wood frame and suspended clock mechanism. As the hands of the clock turn, they pass through two openings, one...

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Unique Eclipse Clock And Minimal Art Object In One

Designed by artist Iván Navarro, the Eclipse Clock is a minimal art object and functional digital clock made of aluminum, LED lights, acrylic and glass. Why such a name? Because the circular clock face begins completely dark at midnight and becomes gradually illuminated as dawn approaches until entirely lit at noon. As the hours pass,...

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Geometric Block Clock From Walnut And Marple

Can a clock become a focal point and accentuate your interior? Yes, sure! Especially, if it’s the block Clock by Cincinatti studio Such + Such. Block Clocks are designed and carved from locally found hardwoods – North American Black Walnut and North American Hard Maple. Produced in Cincinnati, the Block Clocks are an exploration of...

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Eye-Catching Cuckoo X Clock With Two Birds

A clock can become a very eye-catching detail in any interior if it’s original enough. One of such things is Haoshi Design’s Cuckoo X clock that comes with two birds – it’s modern interpretation of a traditional cuckoo clock. It’s a battery-powered clock, made of resin, has two birds, one in the clock perched on...

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DINN: A Minimalist Clock With A Brass Bell

Alessandro Zambelli’s DINN is a ‘musical clock’ for the Italian brand Diamantini&Domeniconi, that takes inspiration from La Campanella (The Little Bell), Paganini’s most famous concerto, in which the orchestra’s hand bell plays a key role. The round face of the clock takes bare essentials almost to an extreme, and within the circle is one bright,...

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Coniferous Clock Inspired By Japanese Traditions

In Japan there was a tradition: boughs of fresh cedar branches were tied together, clipped into a sphere and hung up when sake was pressed. When the cedar leaves had dried and turned completely brown, it was a signal that the sake was ready to drink. This idea was taken as a base for Coniferous...

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