Optic clock

Designer Joe Colombo Italian
Manufacturer Ritz-Italora Italian
1970
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Object Information
  • 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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