2009年11月11日 星期三

Nelson Ball Clock

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GeorgeNelsonoftencollaboratedwithotherdesigners,andinthecaseoftheBallClock(1948),NelsonwasatadinnerpartywithIsamuNoguchi,IrvingHarperandBuckyFuller.Asthestorygoes,theywereallsketchingand"we'dhadalittlebittoomuchtodrink,"saidNelson.Inthemorning,theysawadrawingoftheBallClockonarollofdraftingpaper."Idon¹tknowtothisdaywhocookeditup,"saidNelson."Iknowitwasn'tme.ItmighthavebeenIrving,buthedidn¹tthinkso.[We]bothguessedthatIsamuhadprobablydoneitbecause[he]hasageniusfordoingtwostupidthingsandmakingsomethingextraordinaryoutofthecombination.Itcouldhavebeenanadditivething,butweneverknew."ReproducedbytheVitraDesignMuseum.OneAAbatteryincluded.



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