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Objects of Design #326: Steel Wall Clock by Block Design

grey steel-wall-clock from block design
grey steel wall clock from block design

An industrial-style wall clock with a flash of neon. The hour is lit up from behind in yellow while the pink hand shows the minutes. Every good office needs a good wall clock and this will be mine.

steel wall clock in orange and neon by block design
steel wall clock in orange and neon by block design

It also comes in orange and green for those of you who don’t share my obsession with grey and pink. And, let’s face it, another picture gives you another chance to practice telling the time on it as it isn’t, at first glance, that easy.

orbit clock in grey, pink, orange and purple.
orbit clock in grey, pink, orange and purple.

These are made by Block Design, a Cornish company with a distinct style and love of colour. In addition to these striking clocks, they also make jewellery and vases.

neon drip vases by Block
neon drip vases by Block

These coat hooks are also rather fun. They come in several colours – either stick to one or mix them up.

coat hooks by block
coat hooks by block

These hooks cost £14 and the clocks are under £40.

 

 

Kate Watson-Smyth

The author Kate Watson-Smyth

I’m a journalist who writes about interiors mainly for The Financial Times but I have also written regularly for The Independent and The Daily Mail. My house has been in Living Etc, HeartHome and featured in The Wall Street Journal & Corriere della Sera. I also run an interior styling consultancy Mad About Your House. Welcome to my Mad House.