We're clock junkies. We collect them, give them and judge them. This is our Top 10 list for 2007 (below the jump)...
Best Modern Wall Clocks
It incorporates hi and low, different designers and old and new designs. It is also a great gift guide, because a beautiful clock is a perfect design gift. Behind each listing below is a link to a shop where I found it. These are good shops, but feel free to google around as you can easily find these clocks elsewhere.
- Max Bill Modern Wall Clock by Junghans - 1956
- M&Co Wall Clock, Bodoni 25" by Tibor Kalman - 1998
- PUGG Wall Clock by Ikea of Sweden - 2004
- George Nelson Asterisk Clock - 1950
- George Nelson Ball Clocks - 1950
- Arne Jacobsen City Clock - 1955
- Arne Jacobsen Banker's Clock - 1971
- Swiss Railway Station Clock inspired by Hans Hilfiker - 1945
- Big Flip Clock by Conran - 2005
We love how different designers interpret the simplest of problems: how to spread the hours of the day around a round face. At one point we had eight in our small one bedroom apartment. Originally intended to help us keep track of time, the love of the design alone stuck with us.
Sadly, there is one clock missing from this list: M & Co.'s "Askew" Wall Clock, which is no longer in production. THIS is our all time favorite and you can see a picture of it right here at Maira Kalman's site along with all the other M & Co. clocks. Love, Love, Love!
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Just ordered this clock from CB2:
http://www.cb2.com/family.aspx?c=591&f=3584
Very excited about it...classic look, cool double-sided design, and much cheaper than most of the above.
view kberger's profile
Askew is my favorite too - I found a similar version of it here. Love it - http://www.furniturefind.com/Verichron-World-Time-XML-49-03-VRC1013.html
view mangosteen's profile
I love analog clocks, but I am sooo very averse to the noise. Tic-toc-tic-toc-tic-toc... Maddening. Whenever I stay at my parent's house, the first thing I do is to take the clock out of the bedroom and bury it under some pillows.
view hejiranyc's profile
Great clocks but I don't understand the Top 2007 title if none of the clocks are from 2007.
view Chris M's profile
You can't never go wrong with Nelson. It's kind of an obsession to me! ; )
here's my wall of clocks:
http://blueantstudio.blogspot.com/2007/11/eye-clock.html#links
only one (!) missing. The steering clock...
Please take a look at these rare and obscure designs from Nelson...
http://blueantstudio.blogspot.com/2007/12/some-rare-nelson-clocks.html#links
regards,
-joel pirela
view joel maria pirela's profile
m&co clocks are a new classic
view patrik's profile
hejiranyc, I agree. I'm still looking for a silent/quiet analog wall clock. Even when I get to check out one in a store, it never has a battery.
view quercus's profile
I have an Askew clock and its wonderful. Everyone does a double take when they try to read the time. It looks perfectly simple at first glance. It's the second look when you realize that the numbers are in different places.
view shabil's profile
The Font Clock should be on this list, it's my favorite clock from this year:
http://www.thorstenvanelten.com/products/?category_id=8&product_id=277
But be sure you're sitting down before looking at the price.
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i found great clocks in here
http://www.momentoitalia.com/tutti%20file/acc_clocks.htm
i like the cubes clock it seems like a clever idea and they are made in Italy
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