Cone Clock

Cone Clock is a polyurethane table clock, part of George Nelson's Desk Clocks collection.‎In 1947, the American designer George Nelson was commissioned to create a collection of clocks.‎ Nelson analysed how people used clocks and concluded that they read the time by discerning the relative position of the hands, which made the use of numbers unnecessary.‎ Furthermore, since most people wore wristwatches, he assumed that clocks had become more of a decorative element for interiors.‎These ideas provided the basis for the first collection of 14 timepieces, consisting of a completely new style of wall clocks and compact table clocks, which were launched on the market in 1949.‎ Although the models all shared one common feature – the absence of numbers – the diversity of their shapes, colours, materials and designs could hardly have been greater.‎In the 35 years that followed, the designers at Nelson Associates conceived more than a hundred different clock models: wall clocks, portable table clocks and built-in clocks.‎ After Nelson’s death in 1986, his archival estate, encompassing roughly 7400 manuscripts, plans, drawings, photographs and slides dating from 1924 to 1984, was acquired by the Vitra Design Museum.‎Vitra began reissuing the Nelson Clocks in 1999 and updates the collection from time to time.‎ The Desk Clocks are available in various shapes and materials.‎ Equipped with high-quality quartz movements, they continue to offer a refreshing alternative to conventional clocks.‎Materials:- Materials: brass, acrylic glass, polyurethane, solid walnut.‎- Product contents: high-quality quartz clock movement, 1.‎5 volt battery included.‎- Origin of wood: walnut (Juglans nigra) from Western Europe and/or Poland.‎