Synchron Биро Часовник by Farzan Shamasblou is a highly esteemed winner of the very prestigious 2023 Бронзена награда A' Design Award in Дизајн на домаќинство Competition Category.
БронзенаДомаќинство· 2023
Synchron Биро Часовник
Client: Pratic Studio
Бронзена награда A' Design Award Winner in Домаќинство Category
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About Synchron Биро Часовник
Synchron е универзален аналоген часовник кој истовремено го прикажува официјалното време на различни земји. За разлика од дигиталните часовници, овој часовник на маса прикажува идентична слика на сите локации, односно го спротивставува механичкото разбирање на времето со неговата произволна перцепција. Концептот е за проблематично соочување со времето и тој е земен од критичка перспектива која го препознава часовникот како симбол на трудот во дигиталната ера. Вид на естетика во изведбата, која во денешното време се смета за бескорисен украсен објект, од кој се очекува континуирано да функционира.
The Recognition
About the Бронзена награда A' Design Award
Synchron Биро Часовник е добитник на Бронзената награда A' Design Award, високо престижно признание што се доделува на извонредни дизајни што се одликуваат со креативност, генијалност и лукавост. Бронзените добитници се доволно вешти и воодушевувачки креативни творби што го потврдуваат огромното искуство, имагинација и снаодливост на нивните дизајнери. Се очекува Synchron Биро Часовник да биде високо ценет, восхитуван и сакан предмет, значајно професионален и иновативен. Овој дизајн со Бронзена награда ги вклучува најдобрите практики во уметноста, науката, дизајнот и технологијата и се одликува со внимание кон деталите. Synchron Биро Часовник одлично ги задоволува потребите, ги допира желбите, ги маѓепсува чувствата и ја буди љубопитноста.
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.
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