Vitra Diamond Desk Clock Walnut
Manufacturer: Vitra | Designer: George Nelson, 1947/53
A Desk Clock from the Nelson Family
The Diamond Desk Clock is part of the Nelson clock family that began in 1947, when George Nelson was commissioned to create a collection of timepieces for Herman Miller. His starting point was the observation that people read the time by the position of the hands, not by numerals — which made numbers on a clock face redundant. The result was a series of designs that treated the clock as a sculptural object first and a timepiece second.
The Diamond takes that logic into a solid walnut desk format: a faceted geometric form with a clean, numberless face that sits as comfortably on a shelf as it does on a desk. Vitra has reissued the Nelson Clocks since 1999 as part of the Vitra Design Museum Collection, produced true to the original.
Specifications
- Dimensions — W25.5 × D14 × H17.5cm
- Materials — Solid walnut
- Movement — High-quality quartz; 1.5V battery included
- Wood origin — Walnut (Juglans nigra) from Western Europe and/or Poland
- Collection — Vitra Design Museum Collection
Part of the Vitra Accessories collection.
Manufacturer: Vitra | Designer: George Nelson, 1947/53
A Desk Clock from the Nelson Family
The Diamond Desk Clock is part of the Nelson clock family that began in 1947, when George Nelson was commissioned to create a collection of timepieces for Herman Miller. His starting point was the observation that people read the time by the position of the hands, not by numerals — which made numbers on a clock face redundant. The result was a series of designs that treated the clock as a sculptural object first and a timepiece second.
The Diamond takes that logic into a solid walnut desk format: a faceted geometric form with a clean, numberless face that sits as comfortably on a shelf as it does on a desk. Vitra has reissued the Nelson Clocks since 1999 as part of the Vitra Design Museum Collection, produced true to the original.
Specifications
- Dimensions — W25.5 × D14 × H17.5cm
- Materials — Solid walnut
- Movement — High-quality quartz; 1.5V battery included
- Wood origin — Walnut (Juglans nigra) from Western Europe and/or Poland
- Collection — Vitra Design Museum Collection
Part of the Vitra Accessories collection.
Description
Manufacturer: Vitra | Designer: George Nelson, 1947/53
A Desk Clock from the Nelson Family
The Diamond Desk Clock is part of the Nelson clock family that began in 1947, when George Nelson was commissioned to create a collection of timepieces for Herman Miller. His starting point was the observation that people read the time by the position of the hands, not by numerals — which made numbers on a clock face redundant. The result was a series of designs that treated the clock as a sculptural object first and a timepiece second.
The Diamond takes that logic into a solid walnut desk format: a faceted geometric form with a clean, numberless face that sits as comfortably on a shelf as it does on a desk. Vitra has reissued the Nelson Clocks since 1999 as part of the Vitra Design Museum Collection, produced true to the original.
Specifications
- Dimensions — W25.5 × D14 × H17.5cm
- Materials — Solid walnut
- Movement — High-quality quartz; 1.5V battery included
- Wood origin — Walnut (Juglans nigra) from Western Europe and/or Poland
- Collection — Vitra Design Museum Collection
Part of the Vitra Accessories collection.
