Shay Carmon and Ben Klinger of Studio Ve in Israel have created a clock where the two hands are linked by a striped paper-like material, creating ever-changing 3D shapes as the hours go by.
Called Manifold Clock, the striped sheet is made of Tyvek, and slowly curls and unfurls.
Here's a tiny bit of information from the designers:
The Manifold Clock.
We connected the clock's two hands with a manifold to create a 3D movement.
The time can be read traditionally using the two hands, while a new reading method is created when clock demonstrates an ever-changing form every minute. It is a combination of modern design and simple mechanics.
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interesting looking idea but it must not work like a normal clock, as complete movement is impossible… so how does it really work then?
too nice looking to tell you what time it is
How does this do a full rotation and not get tangled?
I DEMAND A 12 HOUR FAST FORWARDED VIDEO :D
@Thiefsie
I guess the manifold is not glued so that the paper can rotate around both hands.
Charming idea, anyway.
http://www.flickr.com/photos/studiove/5245428343/…
It was very easy to find a time-laps video on there web site. This clock is beautiful. The fact that I could not picture it working at first, like many of the previous commenters, and then see videos of it working made me want it badly. These designers work is very valuable, I almost have one ordered and I am looking forward to the day when I think of 2 o'clock as a lovely set of curves.
the flikr thing is better and shows a 360 rotation but still wonder what effect it has on the clocks ability to accurately tell the time given the tiny amount of power of even the high torque movements. Tyvek is very light but it takes very little to slow a movement down and given the effect is acumulative by the end of the day is it still accurate. Anyhow its really beautiful and kinetic sculpture whatever
The manifold is only connects to one hand and "sits" on the other, allowing it to flip every hour or so. it is not shown in the video because it was shoot using stop motion with a 30 seconds interval.
the clock obviously works just as a regular clock, we have been running it in our studio for a couple of months and it hasn't slowed down in any way.
This is a work of a genius :)
Great invention. I bought one myself. … :) …
Good work guys.