Vitra Polygon Wall Clock Walnut

Design: George Nelson, 1948-1960

Concept: With its refined workmanship and sculptural form, the Polygon wall clock is an eye-catcher in the home. The composition of the 12 diamond shapes in black-painted walnut wood and the white and orange hands make the watch easy to read with a single glance. With its skewed and curved shape, the white display provides a nice contrast to the fixed lines in the rest of the watch and adds calm and detail to the Polygon watch, which with its high-quality quartz work is both decorative and extremely functional. The wall clock is delivered incl. 1 piece. 1.5 volt battery.

The story behind: In the years 1948-1960, George Nelson and his staff designed more than 150 watches for the American watchmaker Howard Miller. The collection consists of a mixture of wall clocks and table clocks, with the common features that the shapes are played freely and that none of the clocks have numbers on the dial. By examining the modern approach to the use of clocks, Nelson came to the conclusion that one was no longer dependent on the numbers on the dial, but rather read the position of the hands. In addition, he argued that most people went with wristwatches, which is why the watch in the home had become a piece of design more than a functional object.