It's no secret that we are obsessed with clocks. The way different designers interpret the simple telling of time has always intrigued us—thus our repeated roundups of the best-of-the-best each year. Take a look at our picks for 2011 and add to the list with your favorite by leaving a comment. More

A professional educator and security consultant, Doug Jackson loves making electronic gadgets. He also really loves teaching others how to make electronic gadgets. Which is how a simple gift designed for his English teaching wife resulted in a surprisingly successful enterprise in clock making and education. Word clocks tell time using (you guessed it!) - words. And they may be just the coolest clocks I've ever seen... More

It's commonplace to see wooden dining tables surrounded with plastic modern chairs or brightly colored mismatched chairs or even intermixed fabric patterns, but you rarely see mismatched wooden chairs with a wooden table. Even adventurous decorators tend to be wood purists, and an oak table with pine chairs can look off, if not combined correctly.

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For your friends with an appreciation for details, a love for raw materials, and an admiration for clean lines, check out this architecture lovers gift guide. Here are a few ideas that focus on reinventing everyday items and honoring the built environment. More

If you are looking for gift ideas for a design appreciator, we have compiled some options that can serve as inspiration. This can also serve as a quick guide for those that don't know what to get YOU. Just send them the link and say, "I really love this!"
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Kit-Cat Clocks have been around for 80 years. Their bold, graphic look is simultaneously modern and nostalgic, and we are suckers for anything with rolling eyes and a wagging tail. Created during the Great Depression, Kit-Cat Clocks were designed in hopes of bringing some levity to hard times. More

The Manifold Clock is a completely new way to look at time. Designed by the Israeli industrial design team, Studio Ve, this wall-mounted clock is just as much as a sculptural art piece as it is a utility for telling time. More

As we mentioned last week, vibrating alarms can be a godsend if your partner wakes up at a different time than you. While it makes a lot of sense, it's not a setting that works with the deep sleeper. Here's how to train yourself to wake up with a vibrate setting... More

Berg London studio created this QR display clock, "Clock for Robots", as a working concept to allow patrons to check-in at the location and for their smartphone to "read" the time. We're not so much impressed with the idea of QR clocks, since your phone normally keeps time by itself without the need for scanning a code. But we do like the idea of extending this idea as a way for guests to download changing menus, specials, updates and discounts to download while passing by or dropping in with just a scan... More

Clocks perform the practical function of keeping you on time, but that doesn't mean they can't look great doing so. Just consider these stylish clocks with wallet-friendly price tags: all of them of come in at under $60, and two of them are just about $10. More