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,...
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...
Funny Kangaroo Clock With A Space Storage
Can a clock be functional? Yes, sure! Kangaroo clock by Fabrica is a three dimensional image of the pocket of a Kangaroo. A clock with a storage space – unbelievable, I’ve never seen anything like that before! It involves an action, which is to leave a secret message inside the pocket. You can also store...
Monti Silvestri Clock Of Basalt From Volcano Etna Eruption
Natura Fossilium collection of furnishings by Studio Formafantasma – bowls, vases, boxes, tables, and clocks – is unique because of the materials used: materials derived from the lava from the 2013 eruption of Mount Etna in Sicily, as an exploration of the link between tradition and local culture. I’d like to tell you about a...
Original Hi-Tech Blink Clock With A Mirror
Blink is an unusual piece by Jonathan Honvoh and Rodrigue Strouwen, it’s an interplay between transparency and reflection. It’s a modern piece that consists of a clock behind the mirror and some technologies used that make the glass transparent or dark – you need just to push a button. It’s kind of a hi-tech clock...
Original Minimalist Clock With Flexible Hands
This cool clock is right for modern and dynamic spaces – it’s Lithe Clock by Shay Carmon and Ben Klinger. It’s an absolutely philosophic approach to time – there are no numbers, just hands which remind of blades of grass. The hour hand is exceptionally long, and the flexibility of the material is used for...
Ceramic Clock Inspired By The Famous Asian Straw Hat
We have seen many different clocks – flying swallows put on a wall, futuristic clock looking like your grandfather’s one, kitchen omelet clock and many other models. Now here’s a ceramic clock called Nón lá by Diamantini Domeniconi, which means the famous straw hat in Vietnamese – that one that the Asian people often wear...
Philosophic And Romantic Flying Swallows Clock
This is one of the most poetic and romantic pieces I’ve ever seen. Haoshi Design presents a new clock that consists of the parts that are assembled on a wall, they are 12 swallows in different stages of flying. Why was swallow chosen? Because it symbolizes luck and hope for you to be happy in...
Funny Fried Omelette Clock For Your Kitchen
Having fun while decorating the kitchen is cool! You can make it funny and awaking. Frying Fry Pan Egg Omelet is the thing that would help you to do that. It’s a good teflon frying pan with a cool clock. There is a fried egg in the centre of the clock and numbers around it....
Transparent Mantle Clocks Made From Metal Wire
Dutch designer Kiki van Eijk has created this series of 14 mantle clocks, each made from a different metal wire or finish. Called One More Time, the clocks comprise a ceramic face and metal wires twisted into the frame of a clock case. Each clock has exactly the same shape, but a totally different appearance...