Reverse Oache by Mattice Boets is a highly esteemed winner of the very prestigious 2019 Moputso oa Khauta oa A' Design Award in Moralo wa Fenitjhara Competition Category.

KhautaFenitjhara· 2019

Reverse Oache

by Mattice Boets

Client: Mattice Boets

Moputso oa Khauta oa A' Design Award Winner in Fenitjhara Category

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The Design

About Reverse Oache

Ha nako e ntse e tsamaea, lioache li ile tsa lula li tšoana. Reverse ha se oache e tloaelehileng, ke phetoho, sebopeho se hlakileng sa oache e nang le liphetoho tse poteletseng tse etsang hore e be ea mofuta o itseng. Letsoho le shebileng kahare le potoloha ka hare ho selikalikoe sa kantle ho supa hora. Letsoho le lenyane le shebileng kantle le ema le le leng mme le potoloha ho supa metsotso. Reverse e thehiloe ka ho tlosa likarolo tsohle tsa oache ntle le motheo oa eona oa cylindrical, ho tloha moo monahano o ile oa nka sebaka. Moralo ona oa oache o ikemiselitse ho u hopotsa ho amohela nako.

The Recognition

About the Moputso oa Khauta oa A' Design Award

Reverse Oache ke mohapi oa Moputso oa Khauta oa A' Design Award, kananelo e hlomphehang haholo e fuoang meralo ea maemo a pele, e ntle ka ho makatsa le e ikhethang. Bahapi ba Khauta ke lintho tse hlahisitsoeng tse nang le mehopolo e mecha haholo, tse shebileng pele le tse khanyang ka ho foufatsa, tse bontšang botsebi, bohlale le bokhoni ba baqapi ba tsona. Reverse Oache e lebelletsoe ho ba mohopolo o babatsoang haholo, o thehang mekhoa e mecha le o moholo, o tlisang boleng bo sa kang ba bonoa. Moralo ona o hapileng Moputso oa Khauta oa A' Design Award ke mosebetsi o tsosang maikutlo, o hlomphehang, o tlisang molemo o moholo le o sutumelletsang meeli ea bonono, mahlale, moralo le theknoloji. Reverse Oache e hlahisa maikutlo a matla a takatso, e tsosa tjantjello, e khothalletsa boqapi mme e re khahlisa.

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.