Montage: Clocks

I like to know what time it is. That will come as no surprise to those of you who know me, since it goes along with my über organized mindset. (Though, my husband will surely point out that I’m not actually ever on time.)

In any case, the clock has always been a feature of my well-ordered life. When I was in junior high, I used my holiday money from Nana to buy a clock radio. (Yes, I realize I am dating myself.) I really, really wanted a Sony Dream Machine, a compact, glossy white cube with a pretty blue LED readout. Alas, I could only afford a slightly downscale model, an odd-shaped polygon with teal numbers. It has the loudest siren-like alarm you ever did hear. I still have it. My husband hates it. It’s alarming enough to cause heart failure. But it gets me up in a jiffy.

This post focuses on wall clocks. Like most, I adore George Nelson’s. I also like a simple, crisp school clock design. I’m not a fan of the Roman numeral up on the wall, though my Cartier watch is among my prized possessions. Here’s an array of clocks in rooms by designers and those found on Flickr from regular folks.

Flickr Finds

Photos: Floroom B&B via Remodelista; White Webb; Apartment Therapy Los Angeles; Light Locations; Beth Evans via Desire to Inspire; Kelly McGuill; L’Internaute; Apartment Therapy NYC; Apartment Therapy; Living Etc.; Living Etc.; Domino; photographer Jean-Pierre Lemoine; SR Gambrel; Design Sponge; Lori Graham; Real Simple; Ken Fulk; Stylehome via Desire to Inspire; photographer Lisa Cohen; Larson + Shores; photographer Julien Lanoo; photographer Graham Atkins-Hughes. FLICKR FINDS: Moakidi; Twittering Bird; suzy8track; Moakidi; Moakidi; eternity eyes 2009; mondolind; Gene Fama; irksomecushion; juliannlaw; paperNstitch; joe-pirela; m.bibelot.