Stanley Ruiz's crafty raw wood clock
Goodbye daylight saving time; hello new clock? For those who are bored with digital timekeepers, crafty industrial designer Stanley Ruiz has a more earthy alternative: clocks made from doilies and river rocks.
His raw wood clock, shown here, is an entirely different tribute to natural materials. Ruiz uses a computer-controlled milling machine, known in the design world as a CNC machine, to create a clean and precise clock face complemented by sleek aluminum hands. The 2-foot leather strap gives his modern timepiece the appearance of an old-fashioned canteen, making it suitable for a kitchen wall or a wood-paneled den.
The 10-inch-diameter clock is $250 at Fitzsu.
-- David A. Keeps
Photo: Fitzsu.com
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I am going insane. I saw a wonderful clock in the newspaper HOME section sometime within the last few weeks (it was October for sure.) I didn't save the section, I've looked for the clock everywhere on the site, I mean everywhere. No luck. It was modern in design, either gray, blue, or metallic. Maybe it resembled the George Nelson ball clock, but it wasn't that. Did I dream this up or does someone know what I'm talking about?
Posted by: LIsa | 11/04/2009 at 10:19 AM