Lemnos Eki Sapporo Station Wall Clock [TIL16-01 BK]

Description:
Designed by Takenobu Igarashi and crafted by Lemnos, the Eki Wall Clock draws its inspiration from Igarashi’s Sapporo Station clocks in Hokkaido, Japan. A recipient of the Good Design Award, the clock’s frame is made with aluminum sand casting and lathing. The dial’s numerals are intended to be extremely legible from afar and from any vantage point. There is no second hand and no ticking sound.

Measurements:
10”⌀ x 2”

History: 
Takenobu Igarashi is the designer of the world’s largest train station clock, devised to withstand earthquakes and equipped with photovoltaic panels. The “Big Clock of Stars,” as it is known, hangs on the outer wall of Sapporo Station in Hokkaido, Japan. Another clock designed by Igarashi is located on both the station’s east and west concourses. The latter serves as inspiration for his Eki Wall Clock, which is crafted by Lemnos.

Since 1947, Lemnos has been dedicated to crafting clocks. This Japanese brand draws its inspiration from the Greek island of the same name, a place steeped in mythology as the abode of Hephaestus, the patron deity of artisans. Lemnos clocks have garnered accolades, including the prestigious Good Design Award, among other honors.

 

Materials:
Aluminum and glass

Variation: 
N/A

Care Instructions:
The Eki Wall Clock requires 1 AA battery, included. Dust to clean.

 

Returns must be made within 2 weeks in original, unused condition with all packaging for either 1. Store credit for the full amount or 2. Refund – minus a 20% restocking fee.  Tortoise does not cover the cost of return shipping or the cost of re-shipping an exchange, and the cost of shipping for returns and exchanges is the responsibility of the customer.