ROOT
design : Yuichi Nara
The round frame is made from beech wood, and the square frame is made from alder wood. The round white face sits within two types of wooden frame.
Twelve figures are arranged in moderate size.
The shape of the hand called “spade,” and the narrow, straight second hand.
These are materials and shapes that have been used countless times since long ago. There’s nothing new.
There’s only current time and space that connects the past and the future.
The time and space that exist there tell stories as the existence of a clock.
It’s a story that travels in time and space in an unbroken line.
NY21-08
- Size
- φ330 × d52mm
- weight
- 1,020g
- Material
- Beech, Glass
- Specification
- Sweep Second
NY21-09
- Size
- w330 × h330 × d50mm
- weight
- 1,160g
- Material
- Alder, Glass
- Specification
- Sweep Second
Yuichi Nara
Born in Tokyo, 1977. In 1999, he graduated from the Construction Department Architecture Course at Yokohama National University. Moved to Italy in 2000. Began designing following a period working at a glass studio and an architect’s office in Venice. In 2006, graduated from Venezia Construction University. During a trip to Noto, Japan, he was so impressed with the richness of the nature and lifestyle, he decided to return to Japan and moved to Notojima. In 2007, he established the Noto design office. Studying local materials and learning local techniques and applying them to his work, he attempts to design products that enrich everyday life. Alongside his design activities, he also grows rice in a rented untilled paddy field.
http://www.notodesign.jp/