Vitra Flock of Butterflies Wall Clock — packshot
Vitra Flock of Butterflies Wall Clock — lifestyle
Vitra Flock of Butterflies Wall Clock — packshot, detail
Vitra Flock of Butterflies Wall Clock — packshot, detail
Vitra Flock of Butterflies Wall Clock — packshot, detail
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Vitra Flock of Butterflies Wall Clock — packshot
Vitra Flock of Butterflies Wall Clock — lifestyle
Vitra Flock of Butterflies Wall Clock — packshot, detail
Vitra Flock of Butterflies Wall Clock — packshot, detail
Vitra Flock of Butterflies Wall Clock — packshot, detail
dimensions

Vitra Flock of Butterflies Wall Clock

£875.00

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Manufacturer: Vitra | Designer: George Nelson, 1949–1960

Aluminium Wings in Kinetic Motion

The Flock of Butterflies Wall Clock is part of the Nelson clock family, conceived across a prolific period of design between 1949 and 1960. George Nelson's starting point was the observation that people read the time by the position of the hands, not by numerals, which made numbers on a clock face redundant. The result was a series of designs that treated the clock as a sculptural object first and a timepiece second.

The Flock of Butterflies is the most dramatic form in the collection: brushed and matt aluminium elements, each shaped like a butterfly wing, radiate from a lacquered wood centre at varying angles, giving the clock an almost kinetic quality on the wall. At 61cm across, it commands a room. Vitra has reissued the Nelson Clocks since 1999 as part of the Vitra Design Museum Collection, produced true to the original.

Specifications

  • Dimensions: Ø61cm
  • Materials: Brushed and matt aluminium with lacquered wood
  • Movement: High-quality quartz; 1.5V battery included
  • Collection: Vitra Design Museum Collection

Part of the Clocks collection and the Vitra Accessories collection.

Dimensions

  • Diameter 610mm
dimensions

Materials

  • Aluminium and lacquered wood with high-quality quartz clock movement, 1.5 volt battery included.
Description

Manufacturer: Vitra | Designer: George Nelson, 1949–1960

Aluminium Wings in Kinetic Motion

The Flock of Butterflies Wall Clock is part of the Nelson clock family, conceived across a prolific period of design between 1949 and 1960. George Nelson's starting point was the observation that people read the time by the position of the hands, not by numerals, which made numbers on a clock face redundant. The result was a series of designs that treated the clock as a sculptural object first and a timepiece second.

The Flock of Butterflies is the most dramatic form in the collection: brushed and matt aluminium elements, each shaped like a butterfly wing, radiate from a lacquered wood centre at varying angles, giving the clock an almost kinetic quality on the wall. At 61cm across, it commands a room. Vitra has reissued the Nelson Clocks since 1999 as part of the Vitra Design Museum Collection, produced true to the original.

Specifications

  • Dimensions: Ø61cm
  • Materials: Brushed and matt aluminium with lacquered wood
  • Movement: High-quality quartz; 1.5V battery included
  • Collection: Vitra Design Museum Collection

Part of the Clocks collection and the Vitra Accessories collection.
Dimensions

Dimensions

  • Diameter 610mm
dimensions
Materials

Materials

  • Aluminium and lacquered wood with high-quality quartz clock movement, 1.5 volt battery included.
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