Lemnos | Yota Kakuda-designed wall clocks, "Clock A / Clock B"

Lemnos | Takata Lemnos

A wall clock designed to actively read and spontaneously feel time.

Yota Kakuda Design "Clock A / Clock B"

Takata Lemnos, a design manufacturer from Japan that produces lifestyle items centered on design clocks such as wall clocks, tabletop clocks, and radio-controlled clocks, has released "Clock A / Clock B," designed by product designer Yota Kakuda.

Text by KAJII Makoto (OPENERS)

A clock more like furniture than an appliance

A wall clock that is not overly assertive in its size within a space, yet features large numerals to make time recognition easier.—Regarding "Clock A / Clock B," which he designed himself, Kakuda says, "The arrangement of large numerals on the dial was a task that required patience and intuition to achieve naturalness."

He continues, "I adjusted the materials and size to fit contemporary interiors, taking clocks that historically served the function of telling time in places like schools and factories. It's a clock more like furniture than an appliance."

"This is a wall clock that pursues not only the active reading of time but also the spontaneous feeling of it as its function. It's not quite Bruce Lee's 'Don’t think, feel,' but perhaps more like 'Don’t read, feel.' (laughs) I would be delighted if it could be used not only in Japanese homes with their relatively low ceilings but also in public spaces such as restaurants, hotels, and schools."

Yota Kakuda

Designer. Born in Sendai. Moved to the UK in 2003 and gained experience at various firms. Graduated from the Royal College of Art (RCA) in 2007. After returning to Japan in 2008, he worked as a product designer for MUJI before establishing YOTA KAKUDA DESIGN in 2011.
http://www.yotakakuda.com/