Optic clock

Designer Joe Colombo Italian

Manufacturer Ritz-Italora Italian

1970

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Title: Optic clock
Designer: Joe Colombo (Italian, Milan 1930–1971 Milan)
Manufacturer: Ritz-Italora
Date: 1970
Medium: Plastic (acrylonitrile-styrene copolymer with-MMA-BMA) and metal
Dimensions: 3 1/4 × 3 1/4 × 3 1/4 in., 0.5 lb. (8.3 × 8.3 × 8.3 cm, 0.2 kg)
Classification: Horology
Credit Line: Purchase, David Kiehl Gift and funds from various donors, 1995
Object Number: 1995.479.2
Curatorial Department: Modern and Contemporary Art

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