Art and sciences
Astral Clock
LIMITED TO 50 UNITS.
Dive into the temporal cosmos with Time Designers. An ode to space and the world's first robotic painting, the Astral Clock displays the hours and minutes in a multitude of glass-blown capsules, thanks to a spectacular nanoparticle emulsion behind a galactic mirror. A creation at the intersection of craftsmanship, fundamental research, horology and painting.
DISPLAY
Bespoke black nanoparticle emulsion
Hours and minutes, procedural animations
Glass-blown with anti-reflective coating
CASING
Dimensions: 60x60x4.5cm
Materials: Aluminium & composite ceramic
MOVEMENT
Time Designers quartz robotics.
MADE IN SWITZERLAND
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qart Challence
Revealed for the first time during the QART Innovation Challenge in March 2024 organized by the Inartis Foundation, the Astral Clock was awarded the first prize.
What does it say about time ?
The Astral Clock has been designed to display time using 18 glass-blown capsules filled with precious nanoparticle emulsions. The inner circle of the clock indicates the hours, while the outer region of the circle displays tens of minutes.
Your time is precious, make it unique
A testimony to craftmanship
Each glass capsule is blown by craftsmen in Switzerland. The core of the clock is manufactured in composite ceramic in Switzerland.
