Wall clocks are more about being a decorative element in today’s world, because our phones usually tell us the time.
Hans Hilfiker’s Swiss Railway Clock
Railway engineer Hans Hilfiker’s 1940s classic designed for the Swiss Railway Stations it has become the train station standard with over 3000 clocks in Europe keeping precision time for the trains to follow. The straightforward black and white face with a red second hand is easy to read from a distance.
The rest of these designer clocks have their own stories, like the mid-century lolly pop design for Herman Miller designed by George Nelson or Kikkerland’s Sprocket Clock designed by Milton Glaser.
Stroll through our designer’s showcase of wall clocks.
George Nelson’s Lolly Pop Clock
Milton Glaser’s Sprocket Clock
Ahlberg Round Clock
Alessi Blow Up Wall Clock
Walter Wayle Ii Wall Clock, Aleesi 05 G
London Art District Clock
AVT 311 project 2
Chevron Clock, Yellow
Colorblindness Clock
George Nelson’s Eye Clock
Duplicated Clock
Time Teacher
History of Art Wall Clock
Vitra Sunburst Clock by George Nelson
Kikkerland Blue: Milton Glaser
Minimalist Clock by Air Frame
Groomed and Trimmed
Numbers in Blue
Enamel/Metal Outdoor Clock
Summer Tube, Orange
LED Gobo Light / Wall Projection Clock
George Nelson Asterisk Clock
Revolving Dial
Target, Blue
MoMA’s Orbit Clock
Tall Case Clock Face
The Dingbat Clock
Timesphere Clock (Magnetic Dot)
Whiteout Grey Circle
Word Clock – QLOCKTWO Classic by Biegert & Funk
The words change in five-minute increments, dots in the corners light up as the four minutes tick off.
De Stijl Clock
Retirement Clock
(Source: Various Manufactures Websites)
Enjoy the Tick-Tock of a Grandfather Clock (video -very relaxing)
