RIKI STEEL CLOCK
design : Riki Watanabe
RIKI STEEL CLOCK is a beautiful clock based on black and white colors.
There are two different styles. One features a stick index arranged around an extra-fine needle with exquisite balance on the dial plate to be simple & delicate. The other type features a numerical index with high visibility using twelve figures which are slightly bigger and needles which have splendid harmony with the length & thickness of the numbers.They are excellent pieces produced with fine details such as the subtle matte painting of the frame body, and the second hand is the same color as the clock board.
WR08-24 BK
black
WR08-24 WH
white
WR08-25 BK
black
WR08-25 WH
white
WR08-24 / WR08-25
- Size
- φ204 × d60mm
- Weight
- 610g
- Material
- Steel, ABS resin, glass
- Specification
- Sweep Second
Riki Watanabe
(1911–2013) Graduated from the Woodwork Department of Tokyo High Polytechnic School. After working as an assistant professor at Tokyo High Polytechnic School and as an assistant in the Forestry Department at Tokyo Imperial University (the existing Tokyo University), he established Japan’s first design office, the RIKI WATANABE Design Office, in 1949. His main focus was the establishment of the Interior Architect Department at Tokyo Molding University, Craft Center Japan, Japan Industrial Designer Association and Japan Designers Committee. He designed the interior decor at the Keio Plaza Hotel, Prince Hotel, etc. and furniture such as the “Himo-Isu (Rope chair)” and “Trii-stool”. Moreover, from wall clocks and watches to a public clock called “Hibiya pole clock” at Dai-ichi Life Holdings in Hibiya district, his work on clocks and watches became his lifework. He received the Milano Triennale Gold Medal in 1957, the Mainichi Industrial Design Prize, Shiju hosho(the Medal of Honor with Purple Ribbon), and many other awards/recognitions. In 2006, the “Riki Watanabe – Innovation of Living Design” exhibition was held at the National Museum of Modern Art.
