Mid-Century Clock and Watch Tell Time With Shapes, Not Numbers - Yanko Design

"Most clocks and watches fade into the background, quietly marking the hours without much personality or visual presence on your desk or wrist throughout the day. But what if timekeeping could be playful, sculptural, and as expressive as the rest of your space or personal style choices? What if checking the time felt less like a utilitarian glance and more like appreciating a piece of functional art?"

"Both pieces are built around the frustum, a geometric form with an angled face that creates visual interest and dynamic readability throughout the day. The FC-30 uses a 30-degree incline for the minute indication, while the FW-50 adapts the idea to a 50-degree angle optimized for wrist wear and comfort. The hour is shown by a colored disc housed inside the frustum, while the sloped edge indicates minutes."

"The result is a visual experience that feels fresh and interactive, inviting you to engage with the object every time you check the hour rather than passively glancing at digits. The unconventional layout is intuitive once you spend a moment with it, turning time-telling into something more tactile and memorable than reading digital numbers or traditional clock hands that blend into the background of modern life."

Both the FC-30 Desk Clock and FW-50 Wrist Watch use a frustum—a geometric form with an angled face—to create dynamic readability and sculptural presence. The FC-30 uses a 30-degree incline for minute indication while the FW-50 applies a 50-degree angle optimized for wrist comfort. Hours are indicated by a colored disc housed inside the frustum, with the sloped edge indicating minutes. A bold mid-century modern palette of blues, yellows, greens, and oranges sits against matte white or gray cases with clean edges and visible fasteners. The designs prioritize tactile interaction, turning timekeeping into a playful daily ritual.

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