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Modern Clocks

MODERN STYLE

The late 19th and early 20th centuries saw sweeping social change and major scientific advances — both of which contributed to a new aesthetic: modernism. Rejecting the rigidity of Victorian artistic conventions, modernists sought a new means of expression. References to the natural world and ornate classical embellishments gave way to the sleek simplicity of the Machine Age. Architect Philip Johnson characterized the hallmarks of modernism as “machine-like simplicity, smoothness or surface [and] avoidance of ornament.”

Early practitioners of modernist design include the De Stijl (“The Style”) group, founded in the Netherlands in 1917, and the Bauhaus School, founded two years later in Germany.

Followers of both groups produced sleek, spare designs — many of which became icons of daily life in the 20th century. The modernists rejected both natural and historical references and relied primarily on industrial materials such as metal, glass, plywood, and, later, plastics. While Bauhaus principals Marcel Breuer and Ludwig Mies van der Rohe created furniture from mass-produced, chrome-plated steel, American visionaries like Charles and Ray Eames worked in materials as novel as molded plywood and fiberglass. Today, Breuer’s Wassily chair, Mies van der Rohe’s Barcelona chaircrafted with his romantic partner, designer Lilly Reich — and the Eames lounge chair are emblems of progressive design and vintage originals are prized cornerstones of collections.

It’s difficult to overstate the influence that modernism continues to wield over designers and architects — and equally difficult to overstate how revolutionary it was when it first appeared a century ago. But because modernist furniture designs are so simple, they can blend in seamlessly with just about any type of décor. Don’t overlook them.

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Style: Modern
Mini Puntero T Table Clock
Located in NEW YORK, NY
It is made with the greatest precision to represent a high-end designer clock made to turn the desktop into a true showcase where it can be seen by ever...
Category

2010s Spanish Modern Clocks

Materials

Brass

Puntero T Table Clock
Located in NEW YORK, NY
Puntero T table clock is a clock whose design makes it an elegant and stylish decorative piece. The German UTS mechanism guarantees the accuracy of its operat...
Category

2010s Spanish Modern Clocks

Materials

Brass

Péndulo I Wall Clock
Located in NEW YORK, NY
The Pendulo i Wall Clock offers the perfect amount of luxury for wall décor. Perfect for many rooms in the home, this piece is sure to add an elegant ambiance to a space. Pendulo i...
Category

2010s Spanish Modern Clocks

Materials

Chrome

Sunset i Wall Clock
Located in NEW YORK, NY
The wall clock is an object that more than giving time elegantly it also decorates any space or room. Sunset i wall clock: Wood and Chrome Each clock is a unique handmade piece. C...
Category

2010s Spanish Modern Clocks

Materials

Chrome

Look Wall Clock
Located in NEW YORK, NY
Large luxury wall clock that imitates an eye. An artisan clock with a black fiber hoop with a central case and walnut needles. Look wall clock : Wood an...
Category

2010s Spanish Modern Clocks

Materials

Fiberglass, Wood

Look Wall Clock
Look Wall Clock
$1,694 / item
Tacón 12 I Wall Clock
Located in NEW YORK, NY
It is about having a wall clock that is integrated into the room as a prominent element of the decoration. Tacón 12 i wall clock Bring uniqueness and added value to your home office ...
Category

2010s Spanish Modern Clocks

Materials

Stainless Steel, Chrome

2 Puntos N Wall Clock
Located in NEW YORK, NY
2 puntos N wall clock is a wall accessory designed with the highest quality materials. It is made of chromed steel and fine wood. 2 puntos N wall clock has a German UST mechanism 2...
Category

2010s Spanish Modern Clocks

Materials

Chrome

Doble O G Wall Clock
Located in NEW YORK, NY
This clock is a unique piece with an innovative design that will fit in any modern environment. Each clock is a unique handmade piece. Not OK for Outdoor Use. Warranty: 1 year. Do...
Category

2010s Spanish Modern Clocks

Materials

Stainless Steel

NSNG One More Time Clock Sandblasted Stainless Steel
Located in Eindhoven, NL
No Screw No Glue is an iconic range of furniture and objects designed by Joost Van Bleiswijk in which the components are laser cut and assembled by slotting the pieces together. As t...
Category

21st Century and Contemporary Dutch Modern Clocks

Materials

Stainless Steel

Mini Merlín 4 Gold N Wall Clock
Located in NEW YORK, NY
The Merlin mini 4 gold N stands out among all modern wall clocks thanks to its walnut needles reinforced with golden counterweights to which we must add its 4 elegant time points wit...
Category

2010s Spanish Modern Clocks

Materials

Brass

Bari M Wall Clock
Located in NEW YORK, NY
Bari M wall clock has a design in which marble is the protagonist, bringing elegance, beauty and neatness to the whole. Bari M wall clock : Emperador or...
Category

2010s Spanish Modern Clocks

Materials

Marble, Brass

Bari M Wall Clock
Bari M Wall Clock
$1,271 / item
Péndulo T Wall Clock
Located in NEW YORK, NY
This wall clock evokes the sensations of a pendulum giving elegance to the calm and light atmosphere with a bohemian air. Pendulo T wall clock : Hands in walnut, box and pendulum i...
Category

2010s Spanish Modern Clocks

Materials

Brass

Punto Y Coma I Wall Clock
Located in NEW YORK, NY
Punto y coma i wall clock design represents the elegant and classic forms of the well-known pendulum clock but with a modern minimalist touch and a unique design. Punto Y Coma i cl...
Category

2010s Spanish Modern Clocks

Materials

Steel, Chrome

Punto Y Coma T Wall Clock
Located in NEW YORK, NY
Elegant modern sophisticated glossy glamorous are adjectives that describe this wonderful graphite-finished pendulum clock with the hands in walnut noble wood. Punto Y Coma T clock:...
Category

2010s Spanish Modern Clocks

Materials

Brass

Mini Merlín 12 N Wall Clock
Located in NEW YORK, NY
The 12 N Mini Merlin Clock is a very versatile and original accessory ideal for completing the decoration of modern floors both in our home and in a company or office. This design is elegant and at the same time it brings a touch of simplicity unique to classic and even vintage Nordic...
Category

2010s Spanish Modern Clocks

Materials

Chrome

Brisa Wall Clock
Located in NEW YORK, NY
The Brisa wall clock is composed of natural walnut or oak leaves and its hands are available crafted in walnut, oak finish or polished brass. Brisa wall ...
Category

2010s Spanish Modern Clocks

Materials

Brass

Brisa Wall Clock
Brisa Wall Clock
$966 / item
Chopard Christmas Tree Metal Ornaments Set of 3
Located in Bad Säckingen, DE
Set of three Christmas ornaments by Chopard. Traditional handmade in Italy with an inner rotating frame.
Category

21st Century and Contemporary Italian Modern Clocks

Materials

Metal

Merlín 12 Gold Wall Clock
Located in NEW YORK, NY
The Merlin 12 Gold Clock is a large wall clock. It comes in 125 cm and 155 cm in diameter. Ideal for placing it in large areas. Merlin 12 Gold wall clock...
Category

2010s Spanish Modern Clocks

Materials

Brass

Antique European Wall Clock
Located in Lisboa, Lisboa
Old wall clock. The piece is made of dark wood, with carved details and turned side columns. The upper part features symmetrical decorative elements, including small pillars and a ro...
Category

Early 20th Century Portuguese Modern Clocks

Materials

Metal

Átomo T Wall Clock
Located in NEW YORK, NY
Atom Wall Clock ensures a completely innovative and long-lasting setting that covers your space with great uniformity and good taste Atom T Wall Clock : Box in graphite finished bra...
Category

2010s Spanish Modern Clocks

Materials

Brass

Floating Frames Mantel clock Aluminium
Located in Eindhoven, NL
Kiki van Eijk designed Floating frames as a collection of handmade objects in anodized aluminium wire. Each piece is meticulously handmade in her workshop; no two items are alike. ...
Category

21st Century and Contemporary Dutch Modern Clocks

Materials

Aluminum

Venini Clessidra Hourglass in Orange Indigo Murano Glass
Located in Brooklyn, NY
Clessidra hourglass in amber murano glass by Paolo Venini and Fulvio Bianconi. Little grains of sand, impalpable and unnoticeable as a whole yet so...
Category

21st Century and Contemporary Italian Modern Clocks

Materials

Murano Glass

Eslabón Walnut Wall Clock
Located in NEW YORK, NY
Eslabón walnut wall clock has a unique style with a design that seeks to convey warmth elegance . The hands of this clock are delicately made with walnut wood and the ring is Brass o...
Category

2010s Spanish Modern Clocks

Materials

Metal, Brass

NSNG Stainless Steel Pendulum Extra Large
Located in Eindhoven, NL
No Screw No Glue is an iconic range of furniture and objects designed by Joost Van Bleiswijk in which the components are laser cut and assembled by slotting the pieces together. As t...
Category

21st Century and Contemporary Dutch Modern Clocks

Materials

Stainless Steel

NSNG One More Time Clock heated corten
Located in Eindhoven, NL
No Screw No Glue is an iconic range of furniture and objects designed by Joost Van Bleiswijk in which the components are laser cut and assembled by slotting the pieces together. As t...
Category

21st Century and Contemporary Dutch Modern Clocks

Materials

Steel

Axioma 4 N wall clock
Located in NEW YORK, NY
This Axioma N clock features a chrome steel box with hands in solid walnut or wenge. The clock mechanism used is UTS Quartz Axioma 4 N wall clock : Box in chromed brass, hands in wal...
Category

2010s Spanish Modern Clocks

Materials

Chrome

Antique European Wall Clock
Located in Lisboa, Lisboa
Wall clock, old. With a classic, carved design, rectangular and robust structure, it features a dial with a light background, black Arabic numerals and beautiful hands. The front gla...
Category

Early 20th Century Portuguese Modern Clocks

Materials

Metal

Swing G Wall Clock
Located in NEW YORK, NY
The Swing Gclock will allow you to maintain an interior design that stands out for incorporating a delicate and simplistic soft touch no matter what room you are in. The comfort of t...
Category

2010s Spanish Modern Clocks

Materials

Brass

Swing G Wall Clock
Swing G Wall Clock
$1,113 / item
Floating Frames Mantel clock Copper Oxidized
Located in Eindhoven, NL
Kiki van Eijk designed floating frames as a collection of handmade objects in anodized aluminium wire. Each piece is meticulously handmade in her workshop; no two items are alike. ...
Category

21st Century and Contemporary Dutch Modern Clocks

Materials

Copper

NSNG One More Time Clock Patinated Brass
Located in Eindhoven, NL
No Screw No Glue is an iconic range of furniture and objects designed by Joost Van Bleiswijk in which the components are laser cut and assembled by slotting the pieces together. As t...
Category

21st Century and Contemporary Dutch Modern Clocks

Materials

Brass

Floating Frames Mantel clock Copper Sand Blasted
Located in Eindhoven, NL
Kiki van Eijk designed Floating Frames as a collection of handmade objects in anodized aluminium wire. Each piece is meticulously handmade in her workshop; no two items are alike. Sh...
Category

21st Century and Contemporary Dutch Modern Clocks

Materials

Copper

Floating Frames Mantel Clock Copper Sandblasted Nickel-Plated
Located in Eindhoven, NL
Kiki van Eijk designed floating frames as a collection of handmade objects in anodized aluminum wire. Each piece is meticulously handmade in her workshop; no two items are alike. ...
Category

21st Century and Contemporary Dutch Modern Clocks

Materials

Copper

NSNG One More Time Clock Gold anodised
Located in Eindhoven, NL
No Screw No Glue is an iconic range of furniture and objects designed by Joost Van Bleiswijk in which the components are laser cut and assembled by slotting the pieces together. As t...
Category

21st Century and Contemporary Dutch Modern Clocks

Materials

Aluminum

FFmantelclock Aluminium Anodized Gold
Located in Eindhoven, NL
Kiki van Eijk designed Floating Frames as a collection of handmade objects in anodized aluminium wire. Each piece is meticulously handmade in her workshop; no two items are alike. ...
Category

21st Century and Contemporary Dutch Modern Clocks

Materials

Aluminum

Protopunk Clock 01
Located in Eindhoven, NL
Protopunk is a collection of furniture and objects designed by Joost Van Bleiswijk. Each piece is handmade with thick cuts of steel roughly cut with a torch, welded together and then...
Category

21st Century and Contemporary Dutch Modern Clocks

Materials

Cut Steel

Protopunk Clock 01
$8,135 / item
Vintage Swiza 8 Days Alarm Clock Swiss
Located in Biella, IT
Swiza 8 days vintage alarm clock Swiss design table clock in brass in good vintage condition.
Category

1970s Swiss Vintage Modern Clocks

Materials

Brass

Floating Frames Mantel Clock Brass and Sandblasted
Located in Eindhoven, NL
Kiki van Eijk designed floating frames as a collection of handmade objects in anodized aluminum wire. Each piece is meticulously handmade in her workshop; no two items are alike. ...
Category

21st Century and Contemporary Dutch Modern Clocks

Materials

Brass

Floating Frames Wallclock
Located in Eindhoven, NL
Kiki van Eijk designed floating frames as a collection of handmade objects in anodized aluminium wire. Each piece is meticulously handmade in her worksh...
Category

21st Century and Contemporary Dutch Modern Clocks

Materials

Aluminum

Floating Frames Mantel Clock Blue
Located in Eindhoven, NL
Kiki van Eijk designed floating frames as a collection of handmade objects in anodized aluminum wire. Each piece is meticulously handmade in her workshop; no two items are alike. ...
Category

21st Century and Contemporary Dutch Modern Clocks

Materials

Aluminum

Floating Frames Mantel clock Copper Nickel-Plated
Located in Eindhoven, NL
Kiki van Eijk designed Floating Frames as a collection of handmade objects in anodized aluminium wire. Each piece is meticulously handmade in her workshop; no two items are alike. ...
Category

21st Century and Contemporary Dutch Modern Clocks

Materials

Nickel

Floating Frames Mantelclock Gold 24-Karat
Located in Eindhoven, NL
Kiki van Eijk designed Floating Frames as a collection of handmade objects in anodized aluminium wire. Each piece is meticulously handmade in her workshop; no two items are alike. ...
Category

21st Century and Contemporary Dutch Modern Clocks

Materials

Gold Plate

Sunset T Wall Clock
Located in NEW YORK, NY
The Sunset T wall clock is a simple piece that seeks to add a clean and elegant touch to your wall. The Sunset T Clock is made of a graphite steel case in a lead gray color and a cla...
Category

2010s Spanish Modern Clocks

Materials

Brass

Mini Bilbao G Wall Clock
Located in NEW YORK, NY
The Mini Bilbao G Clock stands out for its light circle that gives it the fine shape of the accessory. The use of fine and delicate lines allows a simple and minimalist design that d...
Category

2010s Spanish Modern Clocks

Materials

Fiberglass, Wood

Barcelona Wall Clock
Located in NEW YORK, NY
A beautiful piece for a modern home. The Barcelona Wall Clock is a simple and timeless piece that can easily be incorporated into any living space. Features an outstanding walnut woo...
Category

2010s Spanish Modern Clocks

Materials

Fiberglass, Wood

Mini Rodón L Wall Clock
Located in NEW YORK, NY
This beautiful and sophisticated clock is designed and manufactured by the best professionals that include a machine of German origin. Mini Rodón L wall clock : 12ts and box in chromed brass, hands in black , white or red lacquered walnut...
Category

2010s Spanish Modern Clocks

Materials

Chrome

Floating Frames Mantel clock Aluminium Green
Located in Eindhoven, NL
Kiki van Eijk designed Floating Frames as a collection of handmade objects in anodized aluminium wire. Each piece is meticulously handmade in her workshop; no two items are alike. ...
Category

21st Century and Contemporary Dutch Modern Clocks

Materials

Aluminum

2 Puntos i Wall Clock
Located in NEW YORK, NY
It is a wall clock that at first glance has a design that inspires a futuristic feeling by having no more than the double ring and the hands that mark the hour and minutes. the punto...
Category

2010s Spanish Modern Clocks

Materials

Steel, Chrome

Puntos Suspensivos 12 i Wall Clock
Located in NEW YORK, NY
Puntos suspensivos 12 i wall clock is a wall accessory designed with the highest quality materials. It has a German UST mechanism Puntos suspensivos 12 i wall clock : box in chrome...
Category

2010s Spanish Modern Clocks

Materials

Chrome, Stainless Steel

Floating Frames Mantel clock Brass
Located in Eindhoven, NL
Kiki van Eijk designed Floating Frames as a collection of handmade objects in anodized aluminium wire. Each piece is meticulously handmade in her workshop; no two items are alike. ...
Category

21st Century and Contemporary Dutch Modern Clocks

Materials

Brass

NSNG One More Time Clock Heated Stainless Steel
Located in Eindhoven, NL
No Screw No Glue is an iconic range of furniture and objects designed by Joost Van Bleiswijk in which the components are laser cut and assembled by slotting the pieces together. As t...
Category

21st Century and Contemporary Dutch Modern Clocks

Materials

Stainless Steel

Nomon Bilbao Wall Clock By Jose Maria Reina
Located in Brooklyn, NY
This particular wall clock with lacquered walnut and wooden hands measures 105 cm in diameter and also has parts - such as the hoop and the case - in chromed steel. Its design fits e...
Category

21st Century and Contemporary Spanish Modern Clocks

Materials

Brass

Micro Barcelona T wall clock
Located in NEW YORK, NY
Wall clock with double ring structure in black fiberglass that contains a graphite finished brass case and walnut hands in the center. The whole set is grouped and held by a support ...
Category

2010s Spanish Modern Clocks

Materials

Brass

Punto Y Coma N Clock
Located in NEW YORK, NY
The Punto Y Coma N wall clock is large and beautifully designed in the style of modern minimalism its ideal for interior decoration. Each clock is a unique handmade piece. Punto Y ...
Category

2010s Spanish Modern Clocks

Materials

Chrome

Tacón 12 T Wall Clock
Located in NEW YORK, NY
Tacón 12 T wall clock is a clock with a lot of visual strength, a steel clock with 12 time signals. These lines have made the Heel clock one of the most charismatic clocks Tacón 12 ...
Category

2010s Spanish Modern Clocks

Materials

Brass

Rodón 12 i Wall Clock
Located in NEW YORK, NY
The design of this modern clock is lovely because the time signals are identified with small circular buttons that give it a simple and sophisticated touch at the same time The Rodó...
Category

2010s Spanish Modern Clocks

Materials

Stainless Steel, Chrome

Mini Merlín 4 N Wall Clock
Located in NEW YORK, NY
Simple, versatile, and sober clock. The elegance of this model lies in the lightness of its time signals, which draws an imaginary circle on the wall. Mini Merlín 4 N wall clock : W...
Category

2010s Spanish Modern Clocks

Materials

Chrome

Mixto i Wall Clock
Located in NEW YORK, NY
A clock beyond a merely decorative element is a very functional element. It is responsible for indicating the passage of time helping us to comply with the commitments that we acquir...
Category

2010s Spanish Modern Clocks

Materials

Chrome, Stainless Steel

Venini Clessidra Hourglass in Horizon Amber Murano Glass
Located in Brooklyn, NY
Clessidra hourglass in amber murano glass by Paolo Venini and Fulvio Bianconi. Little grains of sand, impalpable and unnoticeable as a whole yet so...
Category

21st Century and Contemporary Italian Modern Clocks

Materials

Murano Glass

Rodón 4 Gold N Wall Clock
Located in NEW YORK, NY
Rodón 4 gold N wall clock is made of walnut and polished brass case with a unique and suggestive design perfect for you. It is based on the simplicity and elegance of modern ornament...
Category

2010s Spanish Modern Clocks

Materials

Brass

Mini Barcelona G Wall Clock
Located in NEW YORK, NY
The Mini Barcelona G Clock by is the small-sized version perfect for placing on walls where the total prominence of the clock is not sought but only to add a touch of style and decor...
Category

2010s Spanish Modern Clocks

Materials

Brass

Modern clocks for sale on 1stDibs.

Find a broad range of unique Modern clocks for sale on 1stDibs. Many of these items were first offered in the 21st Century and Contemporary, but contemporary artisans have continued to produce works inspired by this style. If you’re looking to add vintage clocks created in this style to your space, the works available on 1stDibs include decorative objects, serveware, ceramics, silver and glass and other home furnishings, frequently crafted with metal, wood and other materials. If you’re shopping for used Modern clocks made in a specific country, there are Europe, Spain, and Italy pieces for sale on 1stDibs. While there are many designers and brands associated with original clocks, popular names associated with this style include ANDRÉS MARTÍNEZ, José María Reina, Kiki van Eijk, and Nomon. It’s true that these talented designers have at times inspired knockoffs, but our experienced specialists have partnered with only top vetted sellers to offer authentic pieces that come with a buyer protection guarantee. Prices for clocks differ depending upon multiple factors, including designer, materials, construction methods, condition and provenance. On 1stDibs, the price for these items starts at $170 and tops out at $52,594 while the average work can sell for $1,260.

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