Time for a change: George Nelson’s ceramic clocks

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One way to remember to reset your clocks when daylight saving time ends at 2 a.m. Sunday: Get a new clock.

With their signature fat little hour hand and red second hand, these beauties should offer a hint to midcentury fans that they’re the work of modern designer George Nelson.

The ceramic clocks were designed in the 1950s but never put into production -- until now. Using the original plans and prototypes, the Vitra Design Museum is selling them for $290 each.

If you collect architectural pottery by the likes of La Gardo Tackett and Malcolm Leland, these similarly shaped pieces will be pretty hard to resist, even at that price. They are available in the three shapes and colors shown here through authorized Vitra dealers.

-- David A. Keeps