# Topsy-Turvy Time-Tellers The Shattered Clock Shows That There Can Be 'Order in Chaos' By Meghan Young | Published 2010-09-27 | Art & Design Source: Trend Hunter, https://www.trendhunter.com/trends/shattered-clock References: [neatorama](http://www.neatorama.com/2010/09/25/shattered-clock-says-that-its-355/) & [shatteredclock](http://shatteredclock.com/clocks/order-in-chaos/) At first glance, you would easily establish that the Shattered Clock is indeed a clock. With its [circular structure](https://www.trendhunter.com/trends/radius-clock) and the telltale enclosed hand, it's pretty obvious. Upon further inspection, however, your eyebrow will raise as you suspiciously try to [decipher what the time is](https://www.trendhunter.com/trends/otsuka-lotec-no5-kai). Designed by Igor Barbashin and Daria Volokhova, the [Shattered Clock features numbers](https://www.trendhunter.com/trends/miniot-klapklok) that have been broken apart and reformed. According to Neatorama, "the hour number that is the least broken represents the closest hour to the current time." The Shattered Clock shows that there can be 'Order in Chaos.' ## Trend Insights (Trend Hunter) - Score: 1.2/10 - Popularity: 15% | Activity: 13% | Freshness: 8% - Audience gender: 30% men, 70% women - Primary generations: Gen Z, Millennial - Top markets: North America, Europe, Asia ## Categories [Trend Hunter](https://www.trendhunter.com/trends) > [Art & Design](https://www.trendhunter.com/artdesign) > [Design](https://www.trendhunter.com/design) ## Key Themes ### What Makes This Trend Stand Out - **Broken Number Design:** Opportunity for innovators to create unique and artistic ways to design broken numbers for watches and clocks. - **Deciphering Time:** Opportunity for innovators to create time-tellers that require the user to decipher the actual hour in order to tell time. - **Chaos as Art:** Opportunity for innovators to incorporate the concept of chaos as a design feature in various industries such as fashion, graphic design and interior design. ### Sectors Adopting This - **Watch and Clock Industry:** Potential disruption in the watch and clock industry, by introducing a new and unique way of presenting time. - **Art and Design Industry:** Potential disruption by using the shattered clock concept as a design feature in various industries such as fashion, graphic design and interior design. - **Marketing and Advertising Industry:** Potential disruption in the marketing and advertising industry, as companies can use the shattered clock concept in their branding and promotional materials. ## Related on Trend Hunter - [Mechanical Digital Mesmerizing Clocks](https://www.trendhunter.com/trends/triaxial-numechron-clock.md) - [Concentric Timezone Wall Clocks](https://www.trendhunter.com/trends/analog-wall-clock.md) - [Intentionally Foggy Clock Designs](https://www.trendhunter.com/trends/kehai-clock.md) - [Snowglobe-Inspired Dynamic Clocks](https://www.trendhunter.com/trends/time-to-snow.md) - [Alternative Time Displays](https://www.trendhunter.com/trends/dozen-clock.md) - [Dynamic Shadow Wall Clocks](https://www.trendhunter.com/trends/textural-wall-clock.md) - [Surrealist-Inspired Clock Designs](https://www.trendhunter.com/trends/salvador-clock.md) - [Flowing Light Clocks](https://www.trendhunter.com/trends/crydal-scroll-clock.md) - [Minimal Sculptural Clocks](https://www.trendhunter.com/trends/trace-line.md)