These Perforated Metal Clocks Turn Timekeeping Into Moving Art - Yanko Design

"These metal clocks display their moving parts and details through perforated and transparent windows, making these hidden mechanics visible and adding a certain beauty to these timepieces. The bodies of the clocks are made using the traditional metalworking processes in the Niigata region and it involves cutting, bending, welding, and painting. The perforated sheets are produced with punch tools that create clean and consistent holes, ensuring each piece meets exacting standards."

"The MOOV Pendulum Clock uses a perforated design on its metal plate that shows the pendulum swinging through the holes. Just be careful that you don't get hypnotized as it can have a pretty mesmerizing effect when you stare at the pendulum long enough. There are no numbers but instead the time indicators are colored in places corresponding to their position. This may also be a good tool to teach kids how to actually tell time without the numbers."

"The COO Cuckoo Clock meanwhile is a metal clock that has a large circular opening where you'll see the cuckoo appear to indicate what hour it is. This mechanical bird spreads and flaps its wings and sings a melodic version of the classic cuckoo sound. The shape of the clock is actually inspired by the arched windows from ancient times."

The MOOV Pendulum Clock features a perforated metal plate that reveals a swinging pendulum through its holes and uses colored indicators in place of numbers to mark hours. The COO Cuckoo Clock includes a large circular opening for a mechanical bird that spreads and flaps its wings while singing a melodic cuckoo to indicate hours, with a shape inspired by ancient arched windows. Both clocks expose internal mechanics through perforated and transparent windows, highlighting moving parts. The clock bodies are produced using traditional Niigata metalworking techniques involving cutting, bending, welding, painting, and punch-tool perforation to ensure consistent holes and exacting standards.

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