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Ceramic Clocks

design George Nelson

Vitra

Cone Clock

design George Nelson

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Tripod Clock

design George Nelson

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Night Clock

design George Nelson

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Desk Clocks

design George Nelson

Vitra

Popsicle wall clock

design George Nelson

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Eye Clock

design George Nelson

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Turbine Clock

design George Nelson

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Asterisk wall clock

design George Nelson

Vitra

Zoo Timers collection 

design George Nelson

Vitra

Fan wall clock

design George Nelson

Vitra

Sunburst clock – wood versions

design George Nelson

Vitra

Star wall clock

design George Nelson

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Flock of Butterflies wall clock

design George Nelson

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Polygon wall clock

design George Nelson

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Spindle wall clock

design George Nelson

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Wheel wall clock

design George Nelson

Vitra

Petal wall clock

design George Nelson

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Sunflower Clock

design George Nelson

Vitra

Sunburst clock – colour versions

design George Nelson

Vitra

George Nelson, born 1908 in Hartford, Connecticut (USA), studied architecture at Yale University. A fellowship enabled him to study at the American Academy in Rome from 1932 to 1934. In Europe, he became acquainted with the major architectural works and leading protagonists of modernism.
 
In 1935, Nelson joined the editorial staff of the 'Architectural Forum', where he was employed until 1944. A programmatic article on residential building and furniture design, published by Nelson in a 1944 issue of the journal, attracted the attention of D.J. DePree, head of the furniture company Herman Miller, Inc. A short time later, George Nelson took on the position of Design Director at Herman Miller. Remaining there until 1972, he became a key figure of American design; in addition to creating furnishings for the home and office, Nelson also convinced the likes of Charles & Ray Eames, Isamu Noguchi and Alexander Girard to work for Herman Miller.
 
In 1957, Vitra founder Willi Fehlbaum signed his first licence agreement with Herman Miller to produce furniture for the European market. During the ensuing decades of the collaboration with Vitra, a close friendship evolved between George Nelson and Rolf Fehlbaum, who later said about Nelson: 'No other prominent designer spoke as intelligently or wrote as coherently about design'. Nelson expressed his thoughts on design topics in numerous articles and eleven books; his seminal treatise 'How to See' was recently reissued in a new edition by Phaidon.
 
Along with his position as Design Director at Herman Miller, Nelson opened his own design office in 1947, George Nelson Associates, Inc., working together with such outstanding employees as Irving Harper, Ernest Farmer, Gordon Chadwick, George Tscherny and Don Ervin to create countless products and objects, some of which are now regarded as icons of mid-century modernism. His architectural work included numerous private residences. The Sherman Fairchild House (1941) attracted considerable attention, and his Experimental House exemplified his interest in prefabricated building and flexible floor plans.
 
George Nelson died in New York in 1986. His estate, which is held by the Vitra Design Museum, encompasses roughly 7400 manuscripts, plans, drawings, photographs and slides dating from 1924 to 1984. In 2008/09, the Vitra Design Museum mounted the exhibition 'George Nelson – Architect, Writer, Designer, Teacher.
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Belief in progress and growing economic prosperity were central aspects of the American way of life around 1950. Everything seemed possible, and people strove to be 'modern'. With the aim of bringing modern design into American homes, George Nelson conceived a wide array of everyday objects: lamps, clocks and other domestic accessories. Up until the 1970s, the Nelson office created many different items for the home, including the 'Bubble Lamps' and the 'Ball Clock', which became icons of mid-century modern design.
 

Movement high-quality quartz movements Materials wood and metal  Diameter 33 cm

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Ball Clock

 

design Georges Nelson, 1948-1960

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