Synchron Skrivebordsur by Farzan Shamasblou

Synchron Skrivebordsur by Farzan Shamasblou is a highly esteemed winner of the very prestigious 2023 A' Design Award i Bronze in Boligindretningsdesign Competition Category.

BronzeBoligindretning· 2023

Synchron Skrivebordsur

by Farzan Shamasblou

Client: Pratic Studio

A' Design Award i Bronze Winner in Boligindretning Category

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The Design

About Synchron Skrivebordsur

Synchron er et universelt analogt ur, der viser den officielle tid for forskellige lande samtidigt. I modsætning til digitale ure viser dette skrivebordsur et identisk billede alle steder, dvs. det kontrasterer den mekaniske forståelse af tid med dens vilkårlige opfattelse. Konceptet handler om problematisk konfrontation med tid, og det er taget fra et kritisk perspektiv, der anerkender uret som et symbol på arbejde i den digitale tidsalder. En form for præstationsæstetik, der i nutiden betragtes som et ubrugeligt dekorativt objekt, der forventes at virke kontinuerligt.

The Recognition

About the A' Design Award i Bronze

Synchron Skrivebordsur er vinder af A' Design Award i Bronze, en højt prestigefyldt anerkendelse, der tildeles enestående designs, som udmærker sig ved kreativitet, opfindsomhed og skarpsindighed. Bronzevinderne er rigeligt dygtige og påfaldende kreative artefakter, der bekræfter deres designeres store erfaring, fantasi og snilde. Synchron Skrivebordsur forventes at være en højt estimeret, beundret og kær genstand, der er bemærkelsesværdigt professionel og innovativ. Dette design, der har vundet A' Design Award i Bronze, indarbejder bedste praksis inden for kunst, videnskab, design og teknologi og er fremragende på grund af sin sans for detaljer. Synchron Skrivebordsur tilfredsstiller pragtfuldt behov, rører længsler, charmerer følelser og appellerer til nysgerrigheden.

Behind the Design

Press Kit

Credits, team members and technical details provided by the designer.

Unique Properties: Synchron is a universal analog clock that displays the official time of 27 different countries simultaneously. Unlike digital clocks, this desk clock displays a similar situation in all time zones, ie, it contrasts the mechanical understanding of time with its arbitrary understanding. Time zones can also be customized based on the user's desired locations.
Dimensions & Packaging: Product: 90 mm x 130 mm x 80 mm
Packaging: 115 mm x 155 mm x 85 mm
Tags: world clock, analog clock, concrete clock, dst switch, desk clock
Production Technology: The frame of the clock is made of polypropylene fiber reinforced concrete fabricated by manual molding method and the discs have various models with different materials, includes aluminum and coated PVC sheet cut and engraved by CNC. This clock also uses a simple movement mechanism.
Design Challenge: The most important challenge was changing the DST status. So, there are two daylight saving and standard time sides for the hour disk. On the daylight saving time side, the time differences between the places (daylight saving time in the Northern Hemisphere) and other places have been applied.
Research: The concept of Synchron is taken from a theoretical perspective that recognizes the analog clock as a symbol of labor in the digital age. As digital displays embedded in everyday objects constantly remind us about the importance of time, analog clocks are more or less useless, and also they are decorative objects that can only be expected to work continuously. Synchron tries to answer the question of how a design focused on mechanical performance can institutionalize an anti-design approach.
Inspiration: Unconventional statement of time besides normal functionality; that is to say, Problematic confrontation with time is the main idea of this decorative clock. A type of aesthetic in performance, that in the present age is considered as an object possessing a formal and decorative perspective.
Project Duration: The design project started in November 2018 and finished in December 2019 in Tehran, IRAN.
Operation Flow: In this clock, two discs are used instead of the usual hour hands such that each of the half-lines represents the hour hand of the place whose name is engraved on the top of that line, and the small line on the small disk is the minute-hand. Some hour hands lines lead to a circle sign which indicates that, in contrast to other locations, the minute-hand of the location is a small circle on a small disk.
Image Credits: Image #1: Photographer Hamed Fakharan, 2022.
Image #2: Photographer Hamed Fakharan, 2022.
Image #3: Photographer Hamed Fakharan, 2022.
Image #4: Photographer Pegah Safa, 2022.
Image #5: Photographer Hamed Fakharan, 2022.