george nelson zoo timer fernando the fish clock
by George Nelson, from Vitra.
george nelson zoo timer fernando the fish clock
Design George Nelson, 1965
Printed Plastic, Quartz Movements
Made in Poland by Vitra
The Nelson clocks were first born from a festive evening of collaboration.... George Nelson recalls: 'And there was one night when the ball clock got developed... Noguchi came by, and Bucky Fuller came by... we started making doodles. Then Bucky sort of brushed Noguchi aside. He said, 'This is a good way to do a clock,' and he made some utterly absurd thing. Everybody was taking a crack at it, pushing each other aside and making scribbles.... and the next morning there was this roll of drafting paper and somewhere in this roll there was the ball clock." These clocks are produced from the original design documents from the Nelson archive with the blessings of the George Nelson estate.
9.8" h | 11" w | 1.4" d | Battery included
Printed Plastic, Quartz Movements
Made in Poland by Vitra
The Nelson clocks were first born from a festive evening of collaboration.... George Nelson recalls: 'And there was one night when the ball clock got developed... Noguchi came by, and Bucky Fuller came by... we started making doodles. Then Bucky sort of brushed Noguchi aside. He said, 'This is a good way to do a clock,' and he made some utterly absurd thing. Everybody was taking a crack at it, pushing each other aside and making scribbles.... and the next morning there was this roll of drafting paper and somewhere in this roll there was the ball clock." These clocks are produced from the original design documents from the Nelson archive with the blessings of the George Nelson estate.
9.8" h | 11" w | 1.4" d | Battery included
$230.00 + free shipping
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George Nelson
George Nelson was a designer and a founder of American Modernism. While Design Director for Herman Miller he designed many 20th Century iconic modernist pieces. George Nelson attended Yale and happened upon the architecture school to get out of the rain and was impressed by an exhibition inside.
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george nelson zoo timer fernando the fish clock
