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sunday newsletter
a designboom.com publication
November 2011, 13
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every sunday we choose a topic from the vast archive of designboom,
today: recent timepieces
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breadedescalope design studio: your clock
published 11.12.11
the traditional flip-clock is made to stand still until the trigger is pulled, when rotating plates update to indicate the correct time.
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ziiiro: celeste watch
published 11.08.11
overlapping colored discs, encased stainless steel, create a vibrant reinterpretation of a traditional timepiece.
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2lmx luxury watch
published 11.07.11
the first timepiece produced by swiss manufacturers 2lmx, the handmade luxury watch utilizes a custom-designed vertical tourbillon mechanism, displaying the time on a series of six rolling drums.
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nooka: rose gold watch
published 10.30.11
this winter, modern zenH time count system timepieces by nooka are fashioned from rose gold.
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tokyo flash: kisai seven
published 10.25.11
the tron-like watch showcases the time via a darkened segment on one of two concentric rings.
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fitness tracker + music player by motorola: moto actv
published 10.19.11
the small wearable music player and phone forwarder uses accusense and GPS to track fitness performance, syncing to an online training system and offering such functionality as auto-determining a user's most energizing songs.
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vinyl record city wall clocks
published 10.14.11
old vinyl records are re-imagined into wall clocks, each depicting a different city around the world.
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nooka: futuristic zizm zenH timepiece
published 10.14.11
the multi-faceted crystal lens of the watch face alters the wearer's vision of time.
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o'clock. time design, design time at triennale design museum, milan
published 10.12.11
the show explores the relationship between time and design addressing topics such as the passing of time, ever-changing time and perishing, sometimes poetically, meditatively, critically and often humorously.
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BERG: clocks for robots concept
published 10.06.11
the concept clock functions as a normal digital clock in addition to offering QR authentication of date and time to the digital eyes of smartphones, cameras, and other devices.
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werner aisslinger: iconograph timepiece for lorenz
published 10.06.11
the numbers are framed by windows, adding depth to the otherwise clean surface. the hour hand mirrors the idea of windows as it too, is an elongated rectangle.
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sebastian errazuriz: personal registration of time passing
published 09.26.11
removing the hour and minute hands from a series of vintage watches has resulted in the first timepieces that don't actually tell time, but which allow you to just watch that it is passing.
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michael young: hacker watch for o.d.m.
published 09.26.11
the design's appearance is based on the application of visual ergonomics, using bold lines from its centre to the edge of the case, allowing time to be read at a glance.
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alicia eggert + mike fleming: eternity
published 08.18.11
the hands of thirty electric clocks collectively spell the word 'eternity' just once every twelve hours in the performative sculpture.
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kisai 3D digital watch
published 08.10.11
the LCD watch's hexagonal screen is suggestive of a three-dimensional cube, where each face illustrates a single digit of the time and date.
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studio dreimann: am/pm wall clock
published 07.21.11
if the viewer moves around the 24-hour clock, the dial appears to shift from showing am to pm numbers, by virtue of lenticular printing.
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