The Hourglass is hand made from a single piece of 5mm to 7mm thick Borosilicate Glass, handblown by artisan to closely reproduce Marc Newson’s design. Borosilicate Glass is extremely clear and usually used for lab equipment and medical devices due to its resistant to thermal shock.
« To our knowledge no one has made an Hourglass blown in one piece »
Nanoballs have absolutely perfect spherical shape measuring precisely 0.6mm in diameter and coated with fine gold or silver. When the Hourglass is inverted, the nanoballs fall and bounce in an erratic way, resulting in a 10, 30 or 60 minutes chronometer.
The Hourglass is finally completed by Marc Newson signature standing on the top of the glass and filled with millions of solid nanoballs made of stainless steel.
« Despite the apparent simplicity, it has millions of moving parts »
This Hourglass is all about time but in a more esoteric and fundamental way. I was thinking of having fun with time.
Marc Newson
This Hourglass is all about time but in a more esoteric and fundamental way. I was thinking of having fun with time.
Marc Newson