Nendo reinterprets cuckoo clock with three unconventional designs
Japanese brand Nendo has designed three unusual variations of the traditional cuckoo clock, including one that doubles up as a bookend, and one that naturally rests on its roof. More
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SWNA designs clock that doubles as an emergency kit
Seoul-based design studio SWNA has created a clock that incorporates an emergency kit filled with tools, which can be used in the event of a natural disaster. More
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Lee Broom designs marble grandfather clock influenced by brutalist architecture
British designer Lee Broom is celebrating his studio's 10th anniversary with a brutalism-inspired grandfather clock, which he will launch during this year's Milan design week. More
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Copper clock by Patrick Palcic uses perfume to tell time
Perfume leaks at hourly intervals onto the copper face of this clock by German designer Patrick Palcic, which was presented at this year's IMM Cologne. More
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Competition: win a Jasper Morrison-designed Punkt alarm clock
Dezeen has teamed up with Swiss technology brand Punkt to give away 10 red AC01 alarm clocks by British designer Jasper Morrison. More
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Poetic Lab's faceless Silo Clock shifts shape throughout the day
Maison&Objet 2016: London studio Poetic Lab has designed a clock with sculptural hands that form different shapes as they turn (+ movie). More
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The hands of Maarten Baas' Schiphol clock are drawn on in real time
Dutch designer Maarten Baas' giant Real Time Schiphol timepiece replaces traditional clock hands with a 12-hour-long video performance (+ movie). More
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Sebastian Wrong's Font Clock "wakes people up with a real crack" at midnight
Most Loved: London designer Sebastian Wrong reflects on living with the distinctive sound made by his 2007 Font Clock for Established & Sons in the latest movie in our exclusive video series. More
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InOut clock by Héctor Serrano includes a miniature pop-up alarm
Maison&Objet 2016: Spanish designer Héctor Serrano's clock for Lexon has a baby version that pops out of its top for setting an alarm. More
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Jonas Wagell's minimal Bold clock is based on typographic shapes
Swedish designer Jonas Wagell used his background in graphics to create a clock with chunky hands. More
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Lose track of time on Dezeen's new clocks Pinterest board
We've created a clocks Pinterest board full of unique time-keeping devices to remind UK readers to turn their clocks and watches back an hour as British Summertime officially ends tonight.
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Breaded Escalope's touch-responsive clock tells the time with shadows
Vienna Design Week 2015: Vienna design collective Breaded Escalope has created a clock that uses shadows to display the time when a finger is placed within its face (+ movie). More
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Zelf Koelman's Ferrolic clock uses magnetic ferrofluid to tell the time
This clock by Dutch designer Zelf Koelman spells out the time with magnetic fluid under the control of electromagnets (+ movie). More
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Cork corner stops Ilias Ernst's minimal clock from rolling away
Dutch designer Ilias Ernst has created a simple clock that rests on a corner extended from its cork frame. More
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Rachel Suming's Eclipse clock tells the time without hands
This clock by graduate designer Rachel Suming is made of engraved aluminium plates that overlap every three hours to reveal the time. More
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Formafantasma uses saxophones and a brass pendulum to track the passing of time
London Design Festival 2014: Italian design duo Formafantasma has installed a range of unusual timepieces in the showroom of British furniture brand Established & Sons. More
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Bril’s Coniferous Clock is filled with leaves that take a year to die
Japanese design collective Bril has filled a circular cedar frame with leaves that gradually fade from green to brown over the course of a year to create an annual clock without using hands or numbers (+ slideshow). More
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Lina Patsiou's leather Sunclocks get tanned in the solarium
These clocks by London designer Lina Patsiou have spent time on the sun beds to tan patterns onto their leathery faces (+ slideshow). More
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World Clock by 11+ rolls to change time zones
Rolling this clock by Korean design studio 11+ allows you to keep track of the time in different cities around the world (+ movie). More
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BCXSY creates linear clock for Designers' Days
This prototype clock by Boaz Cohen and Sayaka Yamamoto tells the time in a straight line by replacing the hands with a pivoting shell-like structure. More
