Fraction of Time

  • David Goncalves Rivera
"Fraction of Time" is a clock made from marble that can be cut from a square slab of marble, or any waste marble slabs that are discarded. Matter of Stuff (MOS), the clients, wanted a solution to reuse waste marble and make a tableware product or series of products.
In Gramolazzo, Italy, we visited a marble quarry to see first hand the huge operation that happens to extract marble out of a mountain. It was there where we got our inspiration - the marble cutting belt. its shape gave the inspiration to create the form. The concept of making a time piece stemmed from the simple fact of long marble takes to be formed deep in the ground and the mountains.
Its a reminder of how long marble takes to form. The clocks are a set of four that you can use at home, one clock for a different room, or at hotel where its necessary to have on display the various time zones around the world, or you can just have one clock to display time.
Available in white, black, and soon in blue (limited edition)
Wallpaper* magazine: https://www.wallpaper.com/graduate-directory/2018/design#ysd
Will also be on display at New Designers: One Year In exhbition between 4-7 July 2018