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Ball wall clock george nelson.
Irving harper who worked at nelson associates for nearly two decades is credited with the clock s design.
1952 george nelson associates spike wall clock model 2202e howard miller.
Mcm george nelson vitra design museum ball wall clock.
The first of more than 150 clocks that george nelson associates created for the howard miller clock company the ball clock 1949 was originally known as model 4755.
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.
Nelson analysed how people used clocks and concluded that they read the time by discerning the relative position of the hands which made the use of numbers unnecessary.
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Up until the 1970s the nelson office created many different items for the home including the bubble lamps and the ball clock which became icons of mid century modern design.
In 1947 the american designer george nelson was commissioned to create a collection of clocks.