Reverse Karaka by Mattice Boets is a highly esteemed winner of the very prestigious 2019 A' Design Award Koura in Hoahoa Taputapu Competition Category.
KouraTaputapu· 2019
Reverse Karaka
Client: Mattice Boets
A' Design Award Koura Winner in Taputapu Category
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About Reverse Karaka
Ahakoa e rere haere ana te waa, kua noho tonu nga karaka. Ehara te huringa i te huringa noa, ko te hurihuri, he hoahoa karaka minimalistic me nga huringa ngawari nei te hanga i tetahi o nga momo ahua. Ko te ringa e anga ana ki roto ka huri i roto i te mowhiti o waho ki te tohu i te haora. Ko te ringaringa iti e anga atu ana ki waho ka tu noa, ka huri ki te tohu i nga meneti. I hangaia te hurihuri ma te tango i nga waahanga katoa o te karaka engari ko te turanga o te kariri, mai i reira ka mau te whakaaro. Ko te hoahoa o tenei karaka e kii ana kia whakamahara koe ki te awhi i te waa.
The Recognition
About the A' Design Award Koura
Ko Reverse Karaka te toa o te A' Design Award Koura, he whakaaetanga tino whai mana e hoatu ana ki ngā hoahoa kōeke tuatahi, whakamīharo me te hiranga. Ko ngā toa Koura he mahi tino auaha, he tirohanga mamao, he kanapa ahi, e whakaatu ana i te pūmanawa, te mātauranga me te tohungatanga o ā rātou kaihoahoa. E tūmanakohia ana ko Reverse Karaka he hanganga tūnga e whakatū ana i ngā ia, he whakanuia rawa, e kawe mai ana i te uara kāore anō kia kitea. Ko tēnei hoahoa i toa i te Koura he kaupapa whakamīharo, whakahonoretia e whakawhānui ana i ngā rohe o te toi, te pūtaiao, te hoahoa me te hangarau. Ka whakaara a Reverse Karaka i te hiahia nui, ka whakaoho i te kaingākau, ka whakatenatena i te auaha, ā, ka whakamīharo i a tātou.
Behind the Design
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Credits, team members and technical details provided by the designer.
- Unique Properties
- Reverse is a minimalistic and unordinary clock design with subtle changes making it one of a kind. The little hand moves by the outer edges of the clock and points to the hour while the middle one pivots in the center and points to the minutes. It's simple, yet different.
- Dimensions & Packaging
- Ø 420 x 30 mm
- Tags
- clock, reverse, accessoires, homeware, innovation, interior, furniture, furnishings, time, home
- Production Technology
- The two hands of the clock are driven by a quartz clock mechanism with two axes. The minute hand is driven by the inside axel. The outer shell is made out of two visually invisible rings that form a bearing. This mechanism combined with the inside gears allows the outer ring and the hour hand to rotate but also gives the impression that the outer ring is static.
- Design Challenge
- Coming up with an idea of a clock design that's original, interesting and different was challenging. I started from the basic shape most clocks are made of, a cylinder so that the clock would still be easily recognizable. Then I decided to remove all elements of a clock except the cylindrical base and started imagining what a clock could be. I tried to incorporate all the elements of the original clock design but in a slightly different way, resulting in a design that looked mostly the same but at the same time was entirely different and unique.
- Research
- This clock design was a personal experiment in which my goal was to design a clock that's visually appealing and different from all others, a clock that lets people embrace time. This unusual perspective created inspiring insights into what a clock could be.
- Inspiration
- While time flies by, clocks have stayed the same. Most clocks have the same look and feel, there's very little difference in their designs. Why? Isn't it time to see some change? These questions inspired the concept Reverse.
- Project Duration
- The project was designed and completed in March 2016 in Hasselt, Belgium, and was online publicized on Yanko Design on May 2, 2018, and on Gooood on May 9, 2018, as well as various others.
- Operation Flow
- The hand facing inward rotates inside the outer ring to indicate the hour. The little hand facing outward stands alone and rotates to indicate the minutes. It's the reversal of the ordinary clock design.
- Patents
- Registered at BOIP (Benelux-Bureau of Intellectual Property). No. 109099. Mattice Boets. Filed on 26-12-2017.
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