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rafael morgan: little time


'little time'

brazilian industrial designer rafael morgan has designed the 'little time' clock.
the time-teller literally displays 'little time' - the numbers on the timepiece are represented
in a microscopic size. however, the hands of the clock include magnifying lenses,
enlarging the numbers as they pass over them, so that they become readable,
bringing attention to the current hour.


'little time' detail which magnifies the current hour.

rafael morgan kicked off his career when announced 3rd prize winner of
designboom's bright LED competition in collaboration with the gwangju design biennale 2007,
with his project 'the light drop'.

the year before he was given an honorable mention for his project 'musician’s goblet',
in collaboration with marcos breder in designboom's competition 'house party'.

andrea db
03.22.10  
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Without these magnify glasses we were already able to tell the time because we are used to refer to the whole hour (like 3 o'clock here) and when 1 to 12 are mentioned on the clock.
It could have been more effective, according to me, if we were able to read the exact minutes instead, which we are always guessing...
Anyway a funny idea.
paul-edward   03.22.10
wow! creative idea! minimalism..
tuan salam   03.22.10
Magnified minimalism, that's different.

Sweet idea.
Tom P   03.22.10
well, nice concept~ but I like the way my friend deal with the detail more.[url= THE MOMEN-design by Ying-Ying, Lai ,Taiwan ] designboom [/url]
T   03.22.10
sorry, here is the right link :) THE MOMEN-design by Ying-Ying, Lai ,Taiwan designboom
T   03.22.10
well the link is more interesting than the original article !
sara   03.22.10
Thanks for publishing my work guys! Really cool! Cheers, Rafael Morgan.
Rafael Morgan   03.23.10
Like the concept, but as already mentioned, prefer the solution of Ying-Ying.
Jeff   03.24.10
As it is just a concept, i see some problems with execution. It would probably create a big lever, since the lens are heavy and distant and the pointer is so thin.

Don't see it working as it is.
JT   03.24.10
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