Designer Raffaele Darra’s latest design for Italian clockmaker Diamantini & Domeniconi frees the cuckoo from its ornate birdhouse.
The finish is merely PVC-printed paper and gloss lacquer but the effect is fun yet contemporary.
Featuring an unnumbered face, the little white bird’s chirp can even be switched off. Though we’d never dare break with tradition.
www.diamantinidomeniconi.it
It’s been a long time coming!
First designed in the early 1950s, these just-released ceramic clocks designed by George Nelson are quirky as they are charming.
Consider it catroon modernism.
www.design-museum.com
Enjoy a dignified start to your day, with this elegrant alarm clock by Bang & Olufsen.
BeoTime emits a discreet chime, or tunes in to your favourite TV program, radio station or music.
There is no getting up on the wrong side of bed when getting up looks this good.
www.bang-olufsen.com
We first fell in love with Dror Benshetrit’s showpiece Peacock Chair.
The young designer has struck our fancy again with Spin, a simple retro wall clock inspired by George Nelson’s classic clock from the ’50s.
While the clock follow’s Benshetrit’s tradition of eclecticism, there’s one distinguishing feature that makes this item stand out compared to his other [...]
