Herman Miller Ball Clock
Each rod has a threaded end to which is screwed a wooden ball that marks an hour.
Herman miller ball clock. George nelson associates created the first clocks for howard miller in 1947. In depth the real story behind george nelson s iconic ball clock. The clock comprises 12 metal spokes radiating from a circular center. Download 3d product models for space planning purposes including revit sketchup and autocad 2d and 3d files.
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All clocks were electrical. Known professionally for his iconic contributions to the george nelson office including the 1949 ball clock the herman miller logo and the 1956 marshmallow sofa irving harper s sculptures have never before been shared publicly. Nelson sunflower clock 1 500 00 1 275 00. Three geniuses a few too many drinks and a design icon from 1949.
The ball clock 1949 was the first of more than 150 clocks designed by george nelson associates for the howard miller clock company which sold them from 1949 into the 1980s. This company was originally an offshoot of the furniture company herman miller for which independent nelson had just been upgraded from furniture designer to design director. Nelson ball clock 435 00 530 00 369 75 450 50. Howard miller clock company was founded in 1926 as the herman miller clock company division of office furniture manufacturer herman miller specializing in chiming wall and mantle clocks.
In 1937 de pree s brother in law howard miller took over the clock company swapping out his father s name the herman of herman miller with his own. Electrical wall clocks were available with a cord plug or as a chronopak which mounted in a standard outlet box. 1946 sofas chairs settees and bedroom pieces all included in the first herman miller catalog 1947 bubble lamp previously available from howard miller clock company then modernica but now available as of 2016 from herman miller 1950 ball clock likely designed by irving harper originally made by howard miller reintroduced by vitra. The first clock of more than 150 clocks designed for george nelson associates some of which rose to iconic status the ball clock 1949 kicked off a new timepiece tradition bringing modernity in the form of small everyday objects to 1950s homes.
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