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Aluna

Posted by Danielle in Art & Architecture, Picspam on September 3, 2009

Aluna Clock at night, image by Mark Glean

An idea not yet realized, but one which looks spectacular — hey, if it’s a translucent glass sculpture, with the added benefit of being a moon clock, I’m all for Aluna. According to the BBC, London plans to build it by 2012, in time for their Olympic Games.

Laura Williams… explained that the clock would be powered by the tides from the Thames.

“There are three giant concentric rings made from recycled glass,” she told me. “Light shines through from the glass in time with the Moon’s cycles so the largest ring shows the lunar phase. Gradually the light waxes on all the way around the ring and connects full circle when it’s full Moon.

“The second ring is like the big hand of the clock. It’s a marker of light that tracks the Moon around the globe so that’s the lunar day cycle.

“The third ring – the smallest – is the small hand that tracks the tide as it goes from high tide to low.”

(Hat tip to @glxp for the article!)

Aluna Clock during day, image by Mark Glean
Aluna Clock at night, image by Mark Glean

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Rocket Boy Pendulum Clock

Posted by Danielle in Children's Items, Home & Office on October 25, 2007

Rocket Boy Pendulum Clock by Timeworks

I saw this charming clock in the McCloud Mercantile Mall (an unusual thing to spot in a small-town country store.) Timeworks is based in Berkeley, California and hand-makes all their timepieces. This charming one is part of their Storytime line, and Rocket Boy can be found on page 4: ROCKET BOY 13″, with Top Pendulum (ID: SCRB13P)

Blast off in my rocket, way up in the sky
Above buildings and clouds, I’m zoomin’ so high!
It’s a space-age adventure, to travel so far
With my mission to land on a faraway star!

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