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A Million Times

Anke Nunheim — Fri, 08 Jul 2016 19:00:08 +0000

Swedish Design Studio Humans since 1982 combined 288 analogue clocks to create this installation of shifting monochrome patterns, forming letters and numbers.

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Top 10 Clocks That Double As Art

Anna Dorothea Ker — Fri, 08 Jul 2016 16:00:27 +0000

If what we choose to adorn our walls with speaks volumes about who we are, then every piece should count. That’s why we’re fans of decor that doubles in function. We’ve rounded up 10 of our favorite time pieces that are equally works of art: As aesthetically inspired as they are functional. These markers of time are ones we’re happy to keep glancing at again and again. For more clock and art inspiration, visit our shop.

STUDIO LOVE ‘ORBITS CLOCK’

Made from three different circles – each representing one of the typical clock hands – the rotating ‘Orbits Clock’ brings time into another dimension – or at least, another dimension into charting time. Small gold indicators on each hand reveal the current time of day. Made from carbon fiber, the clock looks and feels almost weightless. Watch the clock in action and purchase it here.

STUDIO LOVE ‘MANIFOLD CLOCK’

The ‘Manifold Clock’ explores the repetitive yet ever-changing nature of time. Two traditional hands are connected with a flexible sheet to create a 3D movement effect, thereby creating a new method of reading time that shifts every minute. See the clock in motion, and buy it here.

VERONIKA SZALAI ‘NEW TIME’ WALL CLOCK

A nifty design masquerading in bed sheet packaging, this scrunchable timepiece is made from cotton fiber and metal, allowing the user to crumple it to their liking whilst retaining its function. See the full post about it on iGNANT here.

SIRENE ELISE WILHELMSEN ‘365 KNITTING CLOCK’

The ingenious ‘365 Knitting Clock’ makes time tangible, one stitch per minute. After 356 days of knitting, the clock produces a 2-meter scarf. “Now the past can be carried out in the future and the upcoming year is hiding in a new spool of thread, still unknitted,“ Wilhelmsen explains poetically. See our full feature on the clock here.

MOJOPTIX ‘SUNDIAL’

Mojoptix combined 3D printing with shadow to create a clever clock with a digital face. Printed with tiny holes, the plastic ‘arm’ of the sundial allows light to shine through, displaying the current hour on the ground. You can download the design files and print your own version, or purchase the complete device outright.

SCOTT THRIFT ‘TODAY CLOCK’

Following his ‘Present‘ Kickstarter project, Scott Thrift created a clock face to ‘take the edge off passing time, simplifying a day into a perfect balance of dawn, noon, dusk and midnight.“ Designed to soothe the mind and even regulate sleep patterns, ‘Today’ – which was recently successfully funded on Kickstarter – can be pre-ordered here.

DANIEL DUARTE ‘TIME MACHINE’

“The moment we are stagnant staring, as if we are hypnotized thinking about the future or the past, we called ‘abstract view’,” explains product designer Daniel Duarte of his ‘Time Machine’ prototype, constructed from plastic and PVC. “The effect is achieved by an optical illusion which results from the constant superimposition and rotation of monochrome geometric shapes.” A mesmerizing addition to your wall indeed.

ATYPYK ‘TIME IS MONEY’ CLOCK

Taking literally the old adage that time is money, design studio ATYPYK created a minimal ceramic clock that doubles as a piggy bank. “If you want to save money, then make sure you do it in time,” reads the product description. You don’t have to break the clock to release your savings, though – there’s a cap on the back for removing coins.

BEING AND DYING ‘UJI’

Positioning itself as ‘the physical expression of our heartbeat’, ‘Uji’ embraces Zen philosophies of time to offer a meditative reflection on the present moment. According to the designers, the goal of Uji is to allow us “to understand ourselves as existing ‘for the time being’.”

ZELF KOELMAN ‘FERROLIC’

Designer Zelf Koelman used the material Ferro Fluid to create a clock with its own internal system of gravity and magnetic fields. Consisting of electromagnets that can be controlled via a web browser, ‘Ferrolic‘ is essentially programmable. To find out more about the highly intriguing and ongoing project, take a look at its microsite.

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Life On A Long-Distance Train

Monika Mróz — Fri, 08 Jul 2016 13:00:08 +0000

This week we launched our first iGNANT Issue edition, centered around ‘The Art Of Waiting’, where we show projects from architecture to fashion related to the topic. And when is a sense of passing time more heightened than during a long-distance journey?

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Reading The Wait Away

Anna Dorothea Ker — Thu, 07 Jul 2016 19:00:42 +0000

For our iGNANT Issue: The ‘Art of Waiting’ week, we’ve been keeping an eye out for spaces and structures that offer both physical and psychological spaces conducive to passing the time well. Our appreciation for reading as a favorite way to pass the ‘in between’ moments led us to the ‘Story Pods’ – small structures serving as sites for open-air reading spaces created by Canadian architecture firm Atelier Kastelic Buffey.

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Studying Notions Of Time With Jennifer Burtchen

Monika Mróz — Thu, 07 Jul 2016 13:00:41 +0000

As a part of our first iGNANT Issue week, centered around ‘The Art Of Waiting‘ we caught up with a Berlin-based illustrator Jennifer Burtchen, who developed her signature style through thin lines and abstract formations.

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Editorial: The Art of Waiting — Thomas Chéné

Anna Dorothea Ker — Thu, 07 Jul 2016 09:00:35 +0000

The second editorial created exclusively for our iGNANT Issue #01: ‘The Art of Waiting’ week comes from Paris-based photographer Thomas Chéné.

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Jamie Hawkesworth Captures Life In Transit

Anna Dorothea Ker — Wed, 06 Jul 2016 16:00:22 +0000

Over the course of four years, Jamie Hawkesworth captured the waiting faces of Preston Bus Station in Lancashire, England.

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The Art Of Taking Time To Create

Monika Mróz — Wed, 06 Jul 2016 13:00:29 +0000

This week marked the launch of our first iGNANT Issue: ‘The Art Of Waiting’. This time, we wanted to show you the topic not simply interpreted through the body of art, but rather reflected in one artist’s overall practice.

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The Art Of Waiting Edition

Anna Dorothea Ker — Wed, 06 Jul 2016 09:00:49 +0000

Oftentimes, we stumble upon artworks that stem from the same idea but have very different visual outcomes.

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An Art-Inspired Meditation Center

Jessica Jungbauer — Tue, 05 Jul 2016 19:00:32 +0000

Studio Aidlin Darling Design worked with architectural lighting designers Auerbach Glasow French to create a meditation center located on the campus of Stanford University in California.

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An Installation Exploring The Passing Of Time

Anna Dorothea Ker — Tue, 05 Jul 2016 16:00:50 +0000

Italian artist Davide D’Elia‘s ‘Antivegetativa‘ installation transformed a Roman gallery into a bright aqua ship hull.

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Think Piece: About Today

Anna Dorothea Ker — Tue, 05 Jul 2016 13:29:31 +0000

So what actually is time, and how can we best make use of it? The first of these questions tends to be left to metaphyicists and philosophers, and the second to authors of management books claiming to hold the secret to ultimate efficiency.

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Longing For A Big Dream In Japan

Jessica Jungbauer — Tue, 05 Jul 2016 09:00:39 +0000

For the series ‘Big Dream‘, London-based photographer Tim Bowditch captured solitary men in public spaces while on a trip to Japan. The men in the photographs are playing Keirin, a Japanese betting game on track cycling races. In the soft-toned images, Bowditch has managed to portray the gamblers in an empty environment, absorbed in the game. They’re not losing hope, waiting patiently for the results and the win. In a statement about the series, Bowditch says: “‘Big Dream’ is a Keirin-specific betting term. It is an accumulator bet, placed on the last four races of the day. If you pick the first two finishers in those races, you can win a huge amount of money. […] The air is clear and feels clean. The men in the images are frozen in hope. They’ve worked out the odds, put in the time. There is no reason that today shouldn’t be their lucky day.”

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Reinvented Bus Stops By World Renowned Architects

Anna Dorothea Ker — Mon, 04 Jul 2016 19:00:21 +0000

Renowned architects from all over the world were invited to design bus stops in the Austrian village of Krumbach in exchange for a free holiday there.

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Vacation Destinations Abandoned During Off-Season

Paula Lou Riebschläger — Mon, 04 Jul 2016 16:00:20 +0000

Self-taught French photographer Fabien Fourcaud ’s series ‘Hors Saison’ – meaning ‘Off Season’ – explores what happens to a place when it falls out of fashion.

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