Bina Baitel's Lash Clock is an artistic concept for telling the time that looks at clocks in a completely new way. Taking inspiration from the eye, the wall-mounted ring is covered in an interior circle of fibers that look like eyelashes. The Lash Clock has an embedded mechanism that manipulates these fibers to display the time.
The mechanism in the Lash Clock creates two gaps within the fibers -- one larger and one smaller. The placement of the large gap represents the hour, and the smaller gap represents the minute. These segments cycle around the ring of the Lash Clock, and those looking at it can get a sense of the time based on their positions.
Artistic Eyelash Clocks
Bina Baitel Studio's Lash Clock is on Display at the Grand-Hornu Museum
Trend Themes
1. Artistic Time-telling - Incorporating artistic elements into traditional time-telling methods presents opportunities for unique and visually captivating clock designs.
2. Innovative Material Applications - Exploring unconventional materials for time-telling devices, such as fibers resembling eyelashes, offers opportunities to create distinctive and thought-provoking products.
3. Interactive Timepieces - Developing interactive mechanisms that engage users in a sensory experience while indicating the time opens up possibilities for personalized and immersive clock designs.
Industry Implications
1. Interior Design - Incorporating artistic timepieces into interior design spaces allows for the creation of visually striking and functional focal points.
2. Consumer Electronics - Exploring innovative materials and interactive mechanisms for time-telling devices in the consumer electronics industry can differentiate products in the market and enhance user experience.
3. Museum Exhibitions - Displaying unique and creative timepieces in museum exhibitions can provide inspiration for artists, designers, and creators to push the boundaries of conventional clocks.