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 The modernists rejected both natural and historical references and relied primarily on industrial materials such as metal, glass, plywood, and, later, plastics.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 chair — crafted 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
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
$623 / item
Italian modern square plastic wall clock by Kurt B. Delbanco for Morphos, 1980s
By Morphos
Located in MIlano, IT
Italian modern square plastic wall clock by Kurt B. Delbanco for Morphos, 1980s
Square plastic wall clock. The dial features a geometric and graphic design with primary colors, black...
Category
1980s Italian Vintage Modern Clocks
Materials
Metal
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
$1,188 / item
Nomon Punto y Coma Premium Wall Clock By Jose Maria Reina
Located in Brooklyn, NY
Walnut and brass details elevate the presence of the Punto y Coma model. An essential piece for those who want to add personality to a sober environment.
Body and hands in walnut ...
Category
21st Century and Contemporary Spanish Modern Clocks
Materials
Brass, Chrome
Froxfield Clock, Oak
Located in London, GB
The Froxfield clock in natural Oak.
A unique limited edition floor clock created by Comitti designer Edmund Barker using selected timbers and contemporary styling. The design is insp...
Category
21st Century and Contemporary English Modern Clocks
Materials
Steel
$9,833
Rodón 4 T Wall Clock
Located in NEW YORK, NY
The Rodón 4 T Clock is a wall clock with a serious and discreet aesthetic making it an ideal clock for spaces such as offices or business centers and meetings.
The Rodón 4 T Clock: ...
Category
2010s Spanish Modern Clocks
Materials
Brass, Steel
$726 / 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
$1,135
Shou Sugi Ban Charred Grandfather Clock from New York City Water Tower Wood
By Stefan Rurak
Located in Biddeford, ME
A sleek modern take on the grandfather clock. This piece is made from historic decommissioned NYC water tower wood. The wood is torched in the Shou Su...
Category
21st Century and Contemporary American Modern Clocks
Materials
Aluminum, Steel
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
$1,311 / item
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
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
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
$57,962 / item
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
$494 / item
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
$726 / item
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
$1,188 / item
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
$8,175 / item
Floating Frames Mantel clock Black
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
$623 / item
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
$2,178 / item
Pendulo Gold 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. Its design is detailed and exact in polished brass on each part of the pendulum from end to end.
Pendulo Gold wall clock...
Category
2010s Spanish Modern Clocks
Materials
Brass
$1,298 / item
Nomon Mini Barcelona Wall Clock By Andres Martinez
Located in Brooklyn, NY
Black glass fiber double-ring wall clock that contains the walnut case and clock hands in the center.
The whole set is grouped and fastened by a support with two rods and support ...
Category
21st Century and Contemporary Spanish Modern Clocks
Materials
Walnut, Fiberglass
$1,265 / item
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
$2,014 / item
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
$275 / item
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
$2,014 / item
Chopard Christmas Tree Metal Ornaments Set of 3
By Chopard
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
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
$869 / item
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
$726 / item
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
$396 / item
Puntos Suspensivos 4 i Wall Clock
Located in NEW YORK, NY
Puntos suspensivos 4 i wall clock is a wall accessory designed with the highest quality materials. It has a German UST mechanism
Puntos suspensivos 4 i wall clock : box in chromed ...
Category
2010s Spanish Modern Clocks
Materials
Stainless Steel, Chrome
$539 / item
Micro Anda Gold Wall Clock
Located in NEW YORK, NY
Micro Anda wall clock is one of the best models you can get on the market. It has a polished brass case and ring and walnut hands. Its diameter is 40 centimeters and its height is 50...
Category
2010s Spanish Modern Clocks
Materials
Brass
$682 / item
Pico Wall Clock
Located in NEW YORK, NY
The Pico wall clock convinces with its minimalist and also extraordinary design , the hands of the designer clock protrude beyond the dial. Due to its d...
Category
2010s Spanish Modern Clocks
Materials
Fiberglass, Wood
$187 / item
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
$924 / item
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
$1,573 / item
Punta Wall Clock
Located in NEW YORK, NY
A modern wall clock with an avant-garde design and a lot of character, reinterpreting the traditional pendulum clock.
Each clock is a unique handmade pie...
Category
2010s Spanish Modern Clocks
Materials
Wood, Fiberglass
$231 / item
Portuguese Wall Clock, Fábrica Reguladora, SARL
Located in Lisboa, Lisboa
Portuguese wall clock, Fábrica Reguladora, SARL. This clock from Fábrica Nacional de Relógios, Reguladora SARL, Vila nova de Famalicão, has a wooden frame and a gold dial. It has a c...
Category
Early 20th Century Portuguese Modern Clocks
Materials
Metal
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
$704 / item
Nene G table clock
Located in NEW YORK, NY
Friendly and fun clocks ideal as a gift to decorate the living room, kitchen or a modern office. Nene G table clock with body and hands in oak or walnut wood ...
Category
2010s Spanish Modern Clocks
Materials
Brass
$336 / item
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
$1,298 / item
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
$407 / item
Micro Eslabón Wall Clock
Located in NEW YORK, NY
The Micro Eslabón wall clock has been made with a graphite finish brass ring and a walnut or oak case.
Micro Eslabón wall clock :Ring and hour hand in polished brass or in graphite ...
Category
2010s Spanish Modern Clocks
Materials
Brass
$418 / item
Colgante Marble Wall Clock
Located in NEW YORK, NY
The sophistication of the marble suspended from the curved metal rod finished in brass or black, makes the Colgante Marble wall clock a jewel.
Case: black or brass finish metal.
Di...
Category
2010s Spanish Modern Clocks
Materials
Marble, Brass
$1,815 / item
Delmori N Wall Clock
Located in NEW YORK, NY
It is a wall clock that comes with a double circle support made of white or black fiber. It includes needles made of walnut wood or weng and they are chromed.
Delmori N wall clock: ...
Category
2010s Spanish Modern Clocks
Materials
Wood, Fiberglass
$2,398 / item
Daro Wall Clock
Located in NEW YORK, NY
The Daro wall Clock is one of those small elements that give elegance and style to any space .
Daro Clock : Polished brass ring and box, walnut hands.
N...
Category
2010s Spanish Modern Clocks
Materials
Brass
$1,606 / item
Established & Sons Large Font Clock by Sebastian Wrong
Located in London, GB
The iconic calendar clock, with its distinctive form and flip mechanism, has an established following in design circles. Sebastian Wrong deliberately increases our attraction to its retro look by introducing an ever-changing display. The font clock...
Category
21st Century and Contemporary Modern Clocks
Materials
Plastic
Nomon Barcelona Premium Wall Clock By Andres Martinez
Located in Brooklyn, NY
Renovation of one of the most representative models of nomon, the iconic Barcelona clock. Incorporating a more glamorous style in the design.
It stands out for the brass finish in its fiberglass double...
Category
21st Century and Contemporary Spanish Modern Clocks
Materials
Fiberglass, Walnut
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
$2,667 / item
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
$1,265 / item
Nomon Rodon Wall Clock By Jose Maria Reina
Located in Brooklyn, NY
Functional and versatile Nomon clock. Dimensions: 70 cm in diameter.
The Rodon N wall clock of the Spanish clock brand Nomon recalls the subtle elegance...
Category
21st Century and Contemporary Spanish Modern Clocks
Materials
Brass
$979 / item
Nomon Sunset Wall Clock By Jose Maria Reina
Located in Brooklyn, NY
The wood of the extended hour markers adds warmth to the wall
and the easy installation with adhesive brings versatility to the whole design.
Available with a central box in chromed ...
Category
21st Century and Contemporary Spanish Modern Clocks
Materials
Brass
$407 / item
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
$1,540 / item
Portuguese Wall Clock, Fábrica Reguladora, SARL
Located in Lisboa, Lisboa
Portuguese wall clock, Fábrica Reguladora, SARL. This watch from the National Watch Factory, Reguladora SARL, Vila Nova de Famalicão, has a wooden structure and a gold dial. It has a...
Category
Early 20th Century Portuguese Modern Clocks
Materials
Metal
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
$623 / item
Doble O i Wall Clock
Located in NEW YORK, NY
This elegant designer clock presents a diameter of 70 centimeters and a height of 80 cm that covers that space in the house office or establishment with...
Category
2010s Spanish Modern Clocks
Materials
Stainless Steel
$2,178 / item
Pisa N Floor Clock
Located in NEW YORK, NY
The Pisa N Clock is a floor clock finished in chromed steel and walnut wood. This beautiful piece is a hybrid of wall clocks in combination with floor clocks but with a more creative...
Category
2010s Spanish Modern Clocks
Materials
Chrome
$1,001 / item
New Anda G Clock
Located in NEW YORK, NY
New Anda G Clock brings us to mind the subtle elegance of design in the 50’s. Each clock is a unique handmade piece.
New Anda G Clock: Polished brass circle, walnut hands
Not OK fo...
Category
2010s Spanish Modern Clocks
Materials
Brass
$1,045 / item
Punto Y Coma Gold Wall Clock
Located in NEW YORK, NY
The collection of modern wall clocks of the Nomon Gold series brings to mind the subtle elegance of design in the 50s.
The materials used for these clocks are the mix between natural wood and matt gold metal evoking the glamor of contemporary classics always in vogue.
Punto y coma gold wall clock...
Category
2010s Spanish Modern Clocks
Materials
Brass
$979 / item
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
$1,155 / item
Átomo G Wall Clock
Located in NEW YORK, NY
Atom Wall Clock is an accessory that you cannot miss in that special corner from the living room the office or the room. Its design makes it a very special clock that will give your ...
Category
2010s Spanish Modern Clocks
Materials
Brass
Mini Look Wall Clock
Located in NEW YORK, NY
The mini look clock stands out for having a double ring that perfectly frames the silhouette of one eye. These rings are made of fiberglass, with polished brass box, hands in walnut....
Category
2010s Spanish Modern Clocks
Materials
Brass
$1,232 / item
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
2 Puntos Premium Wall Clock
Located in NEW YORK, NY
2 puntos Premium wall clock It is the classic industrial style wall clock. It has the machinery case and rods made of polished brass, and the hands and rings in walnut wood.
2 punto...
Category
2010s Spanish Modern Clocks
Materials
Brass
$1,595 / item
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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