Westminster Chiming Grandfather Clock
by Ryan McElhinney

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London designer Ryan McElhinney has made a grandfather clock covered in discarded plastic toys.

Called Westminster Chiming Grandfather Clock, the product was made by bonding the toys together and coating them in white polyurethane.

It chimes every 15 minutes.

See also:

Mc Elhinney's work exhibited at Trash Luxe at Liberty
Recycled Toy Furniture by Greg Lynn

The test below is from Ryan Mc Elhinney

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The clock was a commission for a home on The Palms in Dubai.

It is 2.2 Meters tall and has a working Westminster Chime mechanism that chimes every 15 Minutes. The internal structure is an original grandfather clock.

It is made from toys that have been bonded together and then coated in a high gloss polyurethane white paint.

Each piece is one of a kind and made to my clients requirements. This allows me to place toys that my client may have played with in their childhood and tell a story.

Clients often tell me that even a year after receiving their sculpture that they discover new toy's that they had missed or press a button and find toys that light up and make noise.

Im now working on a series of Toy children that are made from toys and hold weapons. Im trying to highlight war and crime, and its effect on children today.

One Response to Westminster Chiming Grandfather Clock
by Ryan McElhinney

  1. eye+ says:

    thank god there is only one of these out there.

  2. Sammi says:

    memory story….

  3. Katy says:

    Fantastic! I love a good insane timepiece.

  4. Xit says:

    I hope Chuck Norris is in there because only he decides what time it is.

  5. xtiaan says:

    ugly as sin, but interesting as all hell, I love it

  6. core value says:

    chuck norris joke? what is this? 2005?

  7. Hershey says:

    I think the Chuck Norris joke fits the design.

  8. sean says:

    got to love chuck.

  9. yrag says:

    A new design category— Comic Book Rocco!

    Very whimsical.

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