A colorful new look for a mid-century classic 2024 marks the 25th anniversary of Vitra's reissue of the Wall Clocks and the 75th anniversary of their market launch.
To celebrate this event, Vitra is launching four colorful, limited edition versions of the Ball Clock: Dawn, Sunrise, Sunset and Dusk, which represent the different moments of the day with atmospheric color gradations.
In 1947, American designer George Nelson was chosen by Vitra to create a collection of clocks. One of the first pieces in the collection was the Ball Clock wall clock, which over the decades became an icon of mid-century American modernism.
Over the next 35 years, Nelson Associates designers created more than a hundred different models: wall clocks, table clocks and built-in clocks. Vitra reissued the Nelson Clocks in 1999.
Materials wood and metal
Mechanics high-quality quartz movement (1.5V battery included)
Diameter 33 cm
Dawn
Sunrise
Sunset
Dusk
George Nelson
George Nelson, born in 1908 in Hartford, Connecticut (USA), studied architecture at Yale University. A scholarship enabled him to study at the American Academy in Rome from 1932 to 1934. During his stay in Europe, he discovered the architectural masterpieces and protagonists of modern art.
In 1935, he joined the editorial staff of the Architectural Forum, where he remained until 1944. In 1944, he published a programmatic article on house building and furniture design, which attracted the attention of D.J. DePree, head of the Herman Miller furniture company. Shortly afterwards, George Nelson was appointed Director of Design at Herman Miller. He held this position until 1972 and became a key figure in American design, convincing designers such as Charles and Ray Eames, Isamu Noguchi and Alexander Girard to work for Herman Miller.
His collaboration with Vitra began in 1957. From 1947, Nelson also ran his own design agency, creating many products that are today considered icons of mid-century modernism. Nelson's agency also devoted itself to architecture and exhibition design. George Nelson died in New York in 1986. His archive belongs to the Vitra Design Museum.
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