Daniel Weil is best known for dismantling and the reassembling of transistor radios back in the 1980’s. I’d be lying if I said I knew who he was or what he did prior to today. Daniel created a one-off clock as a gift for an architect dubbed the “Clock For An Architect”.
In typical modern architecture fashion, the clock is very minimalist and exposes all the components, making for a stunning visual piece that will be stared at for more than just finding out what time it is. The “Architect Clock” can be called a work of art, at least in my eyes; I’ve never seen a clock so elegant and masculine at the same time.
The clock is broken into five distinct elements, showcasing Mr. Weil’s desire to explore the inner workings of gadgets. The clock face is finished in silver and nickel-plated brass and contains four big minute markets (15, 30, 45, and 60). The hour markers are engraved on the inside of the 9 ¾ inch diameter ring, which sits on top of an ash wood plank. The clock is connected to the time-setting knob by a rubber belt and it uses a single AA battery with visible power strips.
The “Clock For An Architect” is described by Daniel Weil as:
Objects like clocks are both prosaic and profound. Prosaic because of their ubiquity in everyday life, profound because of the mysterious nature of time itself. Time can be reduced to hours, minutes and seconds, just as a clock can be reduced to its component parts. This doesn’t explain time, but in a way simply exposes its mysterious essence.
[Source: Pentagram]
