Description

Re-launched to celebrate the one-hundredth birthday of Riki Watanabe, the Lemnos Copper Clock features the renowned Japanese designer’s favorite metal: copper. This stylish design combines the warmth of rose gold copper with elegant fonts and a simple dial with black and white colors. The different hands add a focal point to the clock’s face. The hour hand has a wide, stocky shape, while the black and white minute and second hand are both slim and long. This Riki Watanabe clock design comes in two versions, a wall clock and a table clock with an included stand. Both versions are made from pure copper, ABS resin, and glass. Please keep in mind that while the copper has a clear coating to protect it from developing a patina, natural discolorations in the form of small black spots may appear on the surface of the metal.

Riki Watanabe

Riki Watanabe (1911–2013) was a celebrated industrial designer and a leading figure of Japanese modernism. Born in Tokyo, he completed studies in woodworking in 1936, after which he worked as an assistant professor at Tokyo University. During the 1930s, Riki Watanabe became interested in the work of Le Corbusier and the Bauhaus movement. In 1949, he established Japan’s first design studio. The designer’s work spans decades and includes icon...

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