I New Idea Homepage

The invention and application of the digital players marks that the mankind have entered the Digital Age, during which period people seldom use vinyl records or CD players. But we never forget them, and designer Pavel Sidorenko has applied the clock idea to vinyl records, creating several clocks of various shapes. You see, here is a gun, a bird, a rabbit, a chair, a teapot, and all of them are laser-cut. Fantastic! [Read the rest of this entry...]

Since batteries are important parts of most clocks, why not just take them out of the back boxes and use them as the clocks’ hands? Having that in mind, The Wrong Objects designed the Front & Back clock that seems quite simple but still impressive. [Read the rest of this entry...]

The designers never cease to bring forth new ideas. The latest invention is the Swing Clock, the dial plate of which keeps rocking from side to side as its hands turn slowly, creating unique hypnotic effect. [Read the rest of this entry...]

The sun rises in the east and sets in the west everyday to indicate the changes of light; the spring, summer, autumn and winter rotate to indicate the changes of seasons. And now, the 12 figures that indicate the hours emerge and disappear to tell us how the time elapses. Dubbed “Re-clock”, the time-telling device features no minutes but merely 12 hours, which are indicated via 12 figures that gradually appear on the layers of cloth-face from midnight to the noon while then disappear successively from the noon to the next midnight. Simply put, the Re-clock changes everyday, “from zero to something, and vice versa”. [Read the rest of this entry...]

From now on, the first thing you should do in the morning is to fully stretch yourselves, because only by that means you can turn off the sounding alarm! Designed by Seung-hee Ryu, the cute ‘Stretching’ is a clever combination of a soft pillow and a firm clock, which will do its best to pull the users out of their sweet dream by asking them to stretch their arms. Being a lazy person who cannot wake up from deep slumber, this clock I think would be perfect for me! [Read the rest of this entry...]

When asked how the time passes away, different people have different opinions. Some of them insist that time flows away like running water, and others may believe the time is always at a standstill. As for Gavin Henderson, the designer feels that time can grow taller and shorter. You don’t understand? Well, look carefully at the Vertical Clock. [Read the rest of this entry...]

I sealed the time in a jar, to remember the wonderful experience of capturing fireflies during the cool summer nights with you… [Read the rest of this entry...]

Before you all leave comments about the “quite ordinary clock”, I’ve just had a question for you: how could the Oblique Clock indicate the exact time since it has no essential components like the gears? (Hints: the clock is made of laminated maple, custom mechanism and digital driver.)

You don’t know the exact answer? Well, neither do I, and that’s also a riddle for the visitors who saw it during the Toronto Design Week.

Returning to the clock itself, the cool timepiece is really cool for modern spaces. Even though its structure looks quite simple, the limited edition (20 pieces) wall clock is sold at $4000 (CAD)…So pricey… [Read the rest of this entry...]

Apart from telling you the accurate time, the Annular Eclipse Clock designed by Lee, Gimpo-si and Gyeonggi-do will also show you the process of total solar eclipse every day. How? Well, as you can see from the pictures, the transparent plate will gradually turn into opaquely dark from morning to the evening. The Annular Eclipse Clock also features two different ways to tell the time: during the daytime, it uses the two black spots to separately indicate the hour and minute while employs two shadows to show the time when in the night. [Read the rest of this entry...]

Designed by Elium Studio for Lexon, these innovative gadgets are all made from sustainable materials like the corn bio-plastic and bamboo trim. The new range includes a crank-up radio, a calculator, a pocket flashlight, and several clocks. These gadgets are all powered by renewable solar energy. [Read the rest of this entry...]

Kitchen clocks are timepieces merely designed for your kitchens. These clocks may be different in shapes, sizes, colors or more, but they have at least one thing in common, and that is: they make us realizing we’re to enjoy a wonderful cooking time or dinning time the moment we see them. And today we’d like to share several cute and innovative kitchen clocks with you.

【Kitchen Cutlery Clock】

Each spoon and knife is used to stand for an hour.

Selling Price: $26.99

Buy it here

[Read the rest of this entry...]

Wait, wait, I’m not showing off my mathematics and I’m not planning to discuss anything irrelevant to creative products. So what am I going to show you today? A clock? You are sure? Exactly, it’s a set of clocks that includes three separate ones to indicate the hour, minute and second individually. Hence you have to hang three clocks on the wall to know clearly what time it is~ [Read the rest of this entry...]

British Summer Time is one hour in advance of Greenwich Mean Time, so clocks and watches should be brought forward one hour in summer. But what if you carelessly forget that? You would miss some important dates because you hadn’t set the clock ahead one hour. The unique clock, however, will help you a lot if you’re living in England, as you can easily set your clock forward/back an hour by changing its base. [Read the rest of this entry...]

Seemingly like a grandmother, a grandchild and a dog are going for a walk together, have you really known what the item is? [Read the rest of this entry...]

You like tuna? Try this then. Shaped like a tuna can, the “delicious” alarm clock will wake you up every morning, with its attractive taste. [Read the rest of this entry...]