DESIGN NAME: Transformer
PRIMARY FUNCTION: Foldable Analog Clock
INSPIRATION: The full circular clock face uses all eleven sheets to highlight the positioning of hour, minute, and second hands. But you do not have to fold out a standard twelve sector clock dial. Why not follow your imagination and show your creativity by modeling your own personal clock appearance? Eight unique color combinations let you more strongly feel the wide range of characteristics associated with this design. The Clock comes in Black or White, Monochrome, Multicolor, and Spotted color systems.
UNIQUE PROPERTIES / PROJECT DESCRIPTION: Transformer Clock, created to mirror your individuality. Transformer Clocks have a black or white-colored body with a framed-spring construction of eleven sheets that can fold or unfold to display or minimize the clock face. Due to this clever design, the clock compacts into a small package which reduces your delivery costs. The Transformer Clock enables you to demonstrate your creativity, to create the shape and color range of the dial to suit any type of interior.
OPERATION / FLOW / INTERACTION: It could grace any room in your home or your office with its colorful presence on a desk or wall. Or alternatively you can set up several clocks, each displaying a different world time zone. Black hands are seated against the warm white body, and white hands are used on the black case. It is always easy to read the time due to the sharp lines and contrast in colors between the hands and the background.
PROJECT DURATION AND LOCATION: The Transformer Clock is a clear and minimalistic desk-wall clock that was created by Vadim Kibardin. The project started in January 2015 and finished in January 2016 in Prague.
FITS BEST INTO CATEGORY: Furniture Design
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PRODUCTION / REALIZATION TECHNOLOGY: The blades are made of PVC or PP, and the surprisingly light body of ABS plastic with matt treatment makes the clock installation very easy. This clock comes with a high quality movement to guarantee perfect and reliable design. These compact movements are powered by AA batteries and were designed specifically for use with todays new innovative clocks
SPECIFICATIONS / TECHNICAL PROPERTIES: Model: Desk and Wall Foldable Analog Clock, Case Color: Matte Black or White, Movement Type: Quartz Clock Movement, Power Supply: AA Alkaline Battery, Case material: ABS plastic, Sheets material: PVC / PP, Hands material: Aluminium, Dimensions: Diameter 270mm, L62mm x W30mm x H170 mm, Weight: 156g, Package Size: L190mm x W100mm x H50mm, Manufacturing: Czech Republic
TAGS: kibardin, original, transformer, analog, clock, modern, unique, simplistic
RESEARCH ABSTRACT: We deliver award-winning solutions that meet marketing objectives, recognizing that successful product experiences come from a comprehensive understanding of users needs, wants and desires. We focus on probing current trends to determine which technologies will define the highest quality of life, and it helps our company deliver on ours brand promises by designing beautiful forms with meaningful function.
Our design process consists of Discovery Phase, Concept Design Phase, 3d Modeling Phase, Detail and Prototyping Phase.
CHALLENGE: The design features is a frame-spring construction of eleven sheets that can fold or unfold to display or minimize the clock face. It is this clever design that also makes it possible to compact into a small package that can be shipped efficiently. During the development we have solved a problem with correct construction of body. It had to be not very strong spring, but needed to be quite strong to hold all the sheets in different combinations. We have produced a lot of samples and experiments with material till we have successful result.
ADDED DATE: 2016-02-03 13:57:53
TEAM MEMBERS (1) : Vadim Kibardin
IMAGE CREDITS: Photographer Nidrabik Midav, Variations, 2015
PATENTS/COPYRIGHTS: Copyrights belong to Vadim Kibardin, 2016
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