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 The modernists rejected both natural and historical references and relied primarily on industrial materials such as metal, glass, plywood, and, later, plastics.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
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
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
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
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.
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Category
21st Century and Contemporary Dutch Modern Clocks
Materials
Aluminum
Merlín 12 T Wall Clock
Located in NEW YORK, NY
The Merlin 12 T 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 T wall clock : Wood and Graphite Brass.
Each ...
Category
2010s Spanish Modern Clocks
Materials
Brass
Brisa G Wall Clock
Located in NEW YORK, NY
The Brisa G wall clock is composed of natural walnut or oak leaves and its hands and time signals are available in polished brass.
Brisa G wall clock: Body in walnut , Oak or both w...
Category
2010s Spanish 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
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
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
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
Átomo G Table Clock
Located in NEW YORK, NY
It is the perfect addition for any desktop because its simple and attractive design makes it possible to give a touch of personality to any room.
Its hands move thanks to a UTS mechanism designed in Germany.
Átomo G table...
Category
2010s Spanish Modern Clocks
Materials
Brass
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
Cast Nickel Table Clock by Werkstätte Carl Auböck III
Located in London, GB
A vintage Cast Nickel table clock designed by Auböck III, 1969. Incredibly striking in its design, the simplistic focus on geometry makes a strong presence in any room. The 4cm gauge...
Category
1960s Balkan Vintage Modern Clocks
Materials
Nickel
Micro Barcelona Gold wall clock
Located in NEW YORK, NY
Wall clock with double ring structure in black fiberglass with polished brass details that contains a polished brass case and walnut needles in the center.
The whole set is grouped a...
Category
2010s Spanish Modern Clocks
Materials
Brass
Tacón 4 L Wall Clock
Located in NEW YORK, NY
Tacón 4 L wall clock shows simple clean forms and subtle elegance adding the natural touch of lacquered walnut wood, which also provides a sense of fluidity between the spaces in you...
Category
2010s Spanish Modern Clocks
Materials
Chrome
Bilbao L Wall Clock
Located in NEW YORK, NY
This particular wall clock has a very elegant appearance on light colored walls and decorated in earth tones it gives a feeling of horizontality to the environment and does not make ...
Category
2010s Spanish Modern Clocks
Materials
Fiberglass, Wood
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
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
New Anda Clock
Located in NEW YORK, NY
New Anda Clock brings us to mind the subtle elegance of design in the 50’s. Each clock is a unique handmade piece.
New Anda Clock: Stainless steel ring, black lacquered walnut hands...
Category
2010s Spanish Modern Clocks
Materials
Stainless Steel
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
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
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 Gold N Wall Clock
Located in NEW YORK, NY
The Merlin mini 12 Gold N stands out among all modern wall clocks thanks to its walnut needles reinforced with golden counterweights to which we must add its 12 elegant time points with a beautiful polished brass and wood finish with walnut.
Mini Merlín 12 Gold wall clock...
Category
2010s Spanish Modern Clocks
Materials
Brass
2 Puntos Ng Wall Clock
Located in NEW YORK, NY
This is a wall clock with a double wooden ring, gold box and wooden needles. The mechanism is covered by the case made of polished brass.
2 puntos NG wall clock : Rings and hands i...
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
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
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
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
Puntero N Table Clock
Located in NEW YORK, NY
Puntero N 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
Chrome
Doble O Ng 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 any space with elegance.
Doble O NG wall clock: Rin...
Category
2010s Spanish Modern Clocks
Materials
Brass
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
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
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
Pisa L Floor Clock
Located in NEW YORK, NY
This fabulous clock has a combination of chromed steel in the box and bases with black , white or red lacquered walnut wood needles.
Pisa L floor c...
Category
2010s Spanish Modern Clocks
Materials
Chrome
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
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
Axioma G wall clock
Located in NEW YORK, NY
This Axioma G clock features a polished brass box and hands in walnut . The clock mechanism used is UTS Quartz
Axioma G wall clock :Box in polished brass, hands in walnut.
Each clock...
Category
2010s Spanish Modern Clocks
Materials
Brass
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 Merlín 4 T 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 T wall clock : g...
Category
2010s Spanish Modern Clocks
Materials
Brass
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
Pisa Gold N Floor Clock
Located in NEW YORK, NY
The Pisa Gold is a floor clock that is made of polished metal and walnut. It has a unique design because it is not the typical round wall clock.
Pisa...
Category
2010s Spanish Modern Clocks
Materials
Brass
Tacón 4 Gold N Wall Clock
Located in NEW YORK, NY
Tacón 4 Gold N wall clock focuses exclusively on the essential details, which makes it stand out for its minimalist presence wherever you place it.
Tacón 4 Gold N wall clock : 4ts i...
Category
2010s Spanish Modern Clocks
Materials
Brass
Doble O N 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 any space with elegance.
Doble O N wall clock: Ring...
Category
2010s Spanish Modern Clocks
Materials
Wood
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
Tacón 4 T Wall Clock
Located in NEW YORK, NY
Tacón 4 T wall clock focuses exclusively on the essential details, which makes it Stand out for its Minimalist presence wherever you place it.
Tacón 4 T wall clock: graphite finishe...
Category
2010s Spanish Modern Clocks
Materials
Brass
Pisa T Floor Clock
Located in NEW YORK, NY
The Pisa Floor Clock from offers the floor a functional and beautiful design piece. Impressively made using high quality materials such as sleek steel and wooden walnut finishes.
Pi...
Category
2010s Spanish Modern Clocks
Materials
Brass
Puntero L Table Clock
Located in NEW YORK, NY
Puntero L table clock is a clock whose design makes it an elegant and stylish decorative piece.
The German UTS mechanism guarantees the accuracy of its operation over the years.
Puntero L table clock : Box in chromed brass, hands and body in black , white or red lacquered walnut...
Category
2010s Spanish Modern Clocks
Materials
Chrome
Merlín 4 T Wall Clock
Located in NEW YORK, NY
The Merlin 4 T Clock is a large wall clock. It comes in 125 cm and 155 cm in diameter. Ideal for placing it in large areas.
Merlin 4 T wall clock : Wood and Graphite Brass.
Each cl...
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
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
Merlín 4 Gold N Wall Clock
Located in NEW YORK, NY
The Merlin 4 Gold N Clock is named after having as its main feature 4 time signals and finished in golden tones. Leaving behind the 12 time signals and reducing them to 4 we are able...
Category
2010s Spanish Modern Clocks
Materials
Brass
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
Nomon Nena & Nene Table Clock By Andres Martinez
Located in Brooklyn, NY
Nomon’s symbolic characters are born, characteristic for combining the brand’s distinctive materials, American walnut, or ash in oak finish, with metallic details.
Nomon produces ...
Category
21st Century and Contemporary Spanish Modern Clocks
Materials
Walnut, Oak
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
Nomon Rodon Mini Wall Clock By Jose Maria Reina
Located in Brooklyn, NY
Simple, versatile, and sober clocks. the elegance lies in the lightness of their time signals, drawing an imaginary circle on the wall.
Suitable to any space, it preserves the conce...
Category
21st Century and Contemporary Spanish Modern Clocks
Materials
Brass
Nomon Mini Bilbao Wall Clock By Jose Maria Reina
Located in Brooklyn, NY
The Nomon Mini Bilbao Clock is a wall clock in the miniature version of the Bilbao clock. The regular version of this clock design measures about 100 cm in diameter while its reduced...
Category
21st Century and Contemporary Spanish Modern Clocks
Materials
Brass
Clessidra Hourglass in Bamboo and Aquamarine Glass by Venini
By Venini
Located in Brooklyn, NY
Perfectly balanced between two different colours, the sand flows through the sleek glass chambers made using the Incalmo technique, taking on its colour an...
Category
21st Century and Contemporary Italian Modern Clocks
Materials
Glass
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
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.