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June 2011, 26
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every sunday we choose a topic from the vast archive of designboom
today: recent timepieces
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tokujin yoshioka: 'O' for issey miyake watch project
published 05.11.11
designed to look as if it is sculpted from water, the transparent bangle has a smooth curvature, reflecting its surroundings.
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studio dreimann: desk clock
published 05.02.11
fashioned off the classic desk lamp, the design features a spring loaded arm which allows one to easily adjust the clock to face any direction.
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jay jiwoong baek: eclipsion wall clock
published 04.26.11
the unconventional analog wall clock is meant to represent a solar eclipse, as the circular second, minute,
and hour hands sweep into the proper relationship among one another.
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denis giguet x harry winston: opus eleven
published 04.07.11
designed by denis giguet for harry winston, the 'opus eleven' features an innovative puzzle-like gear system that explodes and reassembles the numerals of the hour every sixty minutes.
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arild orholm: nooka augmented reality accessorizer
published 02.23.11
combining traditional print ads with augmented reality technology, arild orholm and naari edinger create a digital dressing room in a concept ad campaign that lets users virtually try on different models and colours of nooka watches.
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de grisogono: 'meccanico dG'
published 02.22.11
de grisogono, inventor and designer of timepieces and high jewelry, announces an exclusive version of the 651 component 'meccanico dg' digital and analog watch for baselworld 2011
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wewood: date + crono
published 02.18.11
free of artificial and toxic materials, the watches are crafted using scrap material from various hardwoods.
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podvaal: revolve watch
published 02.12.11
podvaal's 'revolve' watch consists of three magnetic bracelets-- one for hours, one for minutes, and one for seconds-- letting you rearrange time as you see fit.
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jesper jonsson: movement of a moment
published 02.11.11
the work is a clock without a face, using the more rhythmic quality of light to depict the time.
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thanko: analog watch with voice recorder
published 02.01.11
stepping away from super-high tech in favour of a return to analog, the device packs voice recording and mp3 playing capabilities into a wristwatch.
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grey canada: global mood clocks
published 01.15.11
the application expands on the standard multi-city world clock display, incorporating city-specific flickr photos, twitter hash tags, and google keywords from around the globe.
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lionello borean: dominO'clock
published 01.12.11
designed as a loose approximation of supersized domino tiles, 'dominOclock' uses the vernacular of the ancient game to display the date and time.
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ziiiro: gravity + mercury watches
published 12.21.10
the face of the clock is free of hands and markings, using a constantly changing pattern of two rings to indicate the passing of time.
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celsius: leDIX
published 12.17.10
described by its designers as a 'functional objet d'art,' the combined cell phone and mechanical timepiece sets the fast pace of modern technology to the backdrop of the ticking of time's passing.
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studio ve: manifold clock
published 12.09.10
why limit yourself to two dimensions? the changing colours and shape of this clock turn reading the time into a three dimensional experience.
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