hanhsi chen + chiyu chen: shadow clock

hanhsi chen + chiyu chen: shadow clock


'shadow clock'


upon noticing the shadows of clouds, trees and buildings sliding across the ground,
taiwanese designer hanhsi chen in collaboration with engineer chiyu chen created
'shadow clock'. its design, which is a hybrid of a lamp and clock, casts three shadows
with different shapes and lengths on the wall, representing hour, minutes and seconds.
'shadow clock' uses conventional halogen bulb and quartz clock movement as the
core of its mechanism.








the design of front cap and movement gives access for replacing battery and adjusting time.
the length of the shadows can be modified via a pull or push the frontal component of 'shadow clock'.



replacement of battery






'to achieve simplicity, every detail was carefully engineered to have a minimal
construction in terms of production process, material and mechanism.  we chose
to apply existing components such as standard G6.35 base and quartz clock movement,
which neatly integrated with the shadow projector and heat sink
.' - HC






fiona db
07.05.10  
9
i love it!!
Theodor Ödlund   07.05.10
Me too!!
mikewardle   07.05.10
I want to build this at home..is it possible?
Akar   07.05.10
Where can I get one?
555ppm@gmail   07.05.10
how i can do this in my home? :D
Middle   07.06.10
So impressive, i want to make one
brad   07.06.10
Change the halogen to LED and that would be pretty neat as well! (and since LEDs run on DC batteries)
galavant   07.06.10
where can i get?
CFcoCR   07.09.10
Excellent design, simple and elegant
Julian Laverdiere Design Ltd.   07.10.10

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