In 1947, the American designer George Nelson was commissioned to create a collection of clocks. Nelson analysed how people used clocks and concluded that they read the time by discerning the relative position of the hands, which made the use of numbers unnecessary. Furthermore, since most people wore wristwatches, he assumed that clocks had become more of a decorative element for interiors.These ideas provided the basis for the first collection of 14 timepieces, consisting of a completely new style of wall clocks and compact table clocks, which were launched on the market in 1949. Although the models all shared one common feature – the absence of numbers – the diversity of their shapes, colours, materials and designs could hardly have been greater.
In the 35 years that followed, the designers at Nelson Associates conceived more than a hundred different clock models: wall clocks, portable table clocks and built-in clocks. After Nelson’s death in 1986, his archival estate, encompassing roughly 7400 manuscripts, plans, drawings, photographs and slides dating from 1924 to 1984, was acquired by the Vitra Design Museum.Vitra began reissuing the Nelson Clocks in 1999 and continues to expand the collection with new pieces from time to time. The Wall Clocks come in diverse shapes and materials. Equipped with high-quality quartz movements, they offer a refreshing alternative to conventional clocks – including a wide selection of different designs to suit almost every taste and fancy.
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Wall Clock - Asterisk Clock 2D dwg | 2D DWG, 12.17KB | Download |
Wall Clock - Asterisk Clock 2D dxf | 2D DXF, 12.73KB | Download |
Wall Clock - Asterisk Clock 3D 3ds | 3D 3DS, 3.27KB | Download |
Wall Clock - Asterisk Clock 3D dwg | 3D DWG, 30.61KB | Download |
Wall Clock - Asterisk Clock 3D dxf | 3D DXF, 38.31KB | Download |
Wall Clock-Asterisk Clock obj | CAD, OBJ, 11.58KB | Download |
Wall Clock-Asterisk Clock skp | CAD, SKP, 18.56KB | Download |
Wall Clock-Asterisk Clock dae | CAD, DAE, 10.66KB | Download |
Wall Clock-Asterisk Clock fbx | CAD, FBX, 18.91KB | Download |
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Wall Clock - Ball CLock 2D dwg | 2D DWG, 16.13KB | Download |
Wall Clock - Ball CLock 2D dxf | 2D DXF, 16.58KB | Download |
Wall Clock - Ball CLock 3D 3ds | 3D 3DS, 108.40KB | Download |
Wall Clock - Ball CLock 3D dwg | 3D DWG, 94.62KB | Download |
Wall Clock - Ball CLock 3D dxf | 3D DXF, 118.64KB | Download |
Wall Clock-Ball Clock obj | CAD, OBJ, 266.08KB | Download |
Wall Clock-Ball Clock skp | CAD, SKP, 243.53KB | Download |
Wall Clock-Ball Clock dae | CAD, DAE, 113.15KB | Download |
Wall Clock-Ball Clock fbx | CAD, FBX, 130.00KB | Download |
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Wall Clock - Eye Clock 2D dwg | 2D DWG, 12.40KB | Download |
Wall Clock - Eye Clock 2D dxf | 2D DXF, 12.75KB | Download |
Wall Clock - Eye Clock 3D 3ds | 3D 3DS, 49.46KB | Download |
Wall Clock - Eye Clock 3D dwg | 3D DWG, 134.39KB | Download |
Wall Clock - Eye Clock 3D dxf | 3D DXF, 190.53KB | Download |
Wall Clock-Eye Clock obj | CAD, OBJ, 130.33KB | Download |
Wall Clock-Eye Clock skp | CAD, SKP, 176.39KB | Download |
Wall Clock-Eye Clock dae | CAD, DAE, 91.05KB | Download |
Wall Clock-Eye Clock fbx | CAD, FBX, 102.23KB | Download |
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Nelson Fan Clock fbx | CAD, FBX, 665.71KB | Download |
Nelson Fan Clock obj | CAD, OBJ, 1.13MB | Download |
Nelson Fan Clock skp | CAD, SKP, 1.38MB | Download |
Nelson Fan Clock 2D dwg | CAD, 2D DWG, 16.71KB | Download |
Nelson Fan Clock 2D dxf | CAD, 2D DXF, 16.37KB | Download |
Nelson Fan Clock 3D dwg | CAD, 3D DWG, 1004.15KB | Download |
Nelson Fan Clock 3D dxf | CAD, 3D DXF, 1.07MB | Download |
Nelson Fan Clock 3ds | CAD, 3D 3DS, 598.94KB | Download |
Nelson Fan Clock dae | CAD, DAE, 645.70KB | Download |
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Wall Clocks Flock of Butterflies fbx | CAD, FBX, 91.72KB | Download |
Wall Clocks Flock of Butterflies obj | CAD, OBJ, 453.01KB | Download |
Wall Clocks Flock of Butterflies skp | CAD, SKP, 149.59KB | Download |
Wall Clocks Flock of Butterflies 2D dwg | CAD, 2D DWG, 12.27KB | Download |
Wall Clocks Flock of Butterflies 2D dxf | CAD, 2D DXF, 12.89KB | Download |
Wall Clocks Flock of Butterflies 3D dwg | CAD, 3D DWG, 159.72KB | Download |
Wall Clocks Flock of Butterflies 3D dxf | CAD, 3D DXF, 176.61KB | Download |
Wall Clocks Flock of Butterflies 3ds | CAD, 3D 3DS, 95.92KB | Download |
Wall Clocks Flock of Butterflies dae | CAD, DAE, 71.47KB | Download |
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Wall Clock - Petal Clock 2D dwg | 2D DWG, 72.43KB | Download |
Wall Clock - Petal Clock 2D dxf | 2D DXF, 88.25KB | Download |
Wall Clock - Petal Clock 3D 3ds | 3D 3DS, 15.39KB | Download |
Wall Clock - Petal Clock 3D dwg | 3D DWG, 88.62KB | Download |
Wall Clock - Petal Clock 3D dxf | 3D DXF, 119.36KB | Download |
Wall Clock-Petal Clock fbx | CAD, FBX, 75.30KB | Download |
Wall Clock-Petal Clock obj | CAD, OBJ, 70.51KB | Download |
Wall Clock-Petal Clock skp | CAD, SKP, 97.19KB | Download |
Wall Clock-Petal Clock dae | CAD, DAE, 66.82KB | Download |
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Nelson Polygon Clock 3ds | CAD, 3D 3DS, 53.23KB | Download |
Nelson Polygon Clock dae | CAD, DAE, 58.79KB | Download |
Nelson Polygon Clock fbx | CAD, FBX, 75.13KB | Download |
Nelson Polygon Clock obj | CAD, OBJ, 157.40KB | Download |
Nelson Polygon Clock skp | CAD, SKP, 119.39KB | Download |
Nelson Polygon Clock 2D dwg | CAD, 2D DWG, 14.20KB | Download |
Nelson Polygon Clock 2D dxf | CAD, 2D DXF, 14.51KB | Download |
Nelson Polygon Clock 3D dwg | CAD, 3D DWG, 86.16KB | Download |
Nelson Polygon Clock 3D dxf | CAD, 3D DXF, 97.17KB | Download |
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Popsicle Wall Clock 2D dwg | 2D DWG, 21.98KB | Download |
Popsicle Wall Clock 2D dxf | 2D DXF, 21.79KB | Download |
Popsicle Wall Clock 3D 3ds | 3D 3DS, 1.44MB | Download |
Popsicle Wall Clock 3D dae | DAE, 1.43MB | Download |
Popsicle Wall Clock 3D dwg | 3D DWG, 916.07KB | Download |
Popsicle Wall Clock 3D dxf | 3D DXF, 1.02MB | Download |
Popsicle Wall Clock 3D fbx | FBX, 1.47MB | Download |
Popsicle Wall Clock 3D obj | OBJ, 3.37MB | Download |
Popsicle Wall Clock 3D skp | SKP, 3.40MB | Download |
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Wall Clock - Spindle Clock 2D dwg | 2D DWG, 48.57KB | Download |
Wall Clock - Spindle Clock 2D dxf | 2D DXF, 59.01KB | Download |
Wall Clock - Spindle Clock 3D 3ds | 3D 3DS, 134.67KB | Download |
Wall Clock - Spindle Clock 3D dwg | 3D DWG, 103.83KB | Download |
Wall Clock - Spindle Clock 3D dxf | 3D DXF, 125.91KB | Download |
Wall Clock-Spindle Clock obj | CAD, OBJ, 319.71KB | Download |
Wall Clock-Spindle Clock skp | CAD, SKP, 291.79KB | Download |
Wall Clock-Spindle Clock dae | CAD, DAE, 143.30KB | Download |
Wall Clock-Spindle Clock fbx | CAD, FBX, 159.38KB | Download |
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Wall Clock - Star Clock 2D dwg | 2D DWG, 12.17KB | Download |
Wall Clock - Star Clock 2D dxf | 2D DXF, 12.71KB | Download |
Wall Clock - Star Clock 3D 3ds | 3D 3DS, 4.88KB | Download |
Wall Clock - Star Clock 3D dwg | 3D DWG, 32.14KB | Download |
Wall Clock - Star Clock 3D dxf | 3D DXF, 41.02KB | Download |
Wall Clock-Star Clock obj | CAD, 16.46KB | Download |
Wall Clock-Star Clock skp | CAD, 22.27KB | Download |
Wall Clock-Star Clock dae | CAD, DAE, 12.41KB | Download |
Wall Clock-Star Clock fbx | CAD, FBX, 23.04KB | Download |
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Wall Clock - Sunburst Clock 2D dwg | 2D DWG, 13.84KB | Download |
Wall Clock - Sunburst Clock 2D dxf | 2D DXF, 13.94KB | Download |
Wall Clock - Sunburst Clock 3D 3ds | 3D 3DS, 4.02KB | Download |
Wall Clock - Sunburst Clock 3D dwg | 3D DWG, 32.00KB | Download |
Wall Clock - Sunburst Clock 3D dxf | 3D DXF, 38.40KB | Download |
Wall Clock-Sunburst Clock obj | CAD, OBJ, 13.79KB | Download |
Wall Clock-Sunburst Clock skp | CAD, SKP, 18.31KB | Download |
Wall Clock-Sunburst Clock dae | CAD, DAE, 10.92KB | Download |
Wall Clock-Sunburst Clock fbx | CAD, FBX, 23.96KB | Download |
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Wall Clock - Sunflower Clock 2D dwg | 2D DWG, 12.47KB | Download |
Wall Clock - Sunflower Clock 2D dxf | 2D DXF, 12.83KB | Download |
Wall Clock - Sunflower Clock 3D 3ds | 3D 3DS, 166.34KB | Download |
Wall Clock - Sunflower Clock 3D dwg | 3D DWG, 130.54KB | Download |
Wall Clock - Sunflower Clock 3D dxf | 3D DXF, 163.75KB | Download |
Wall Clock-Sunflower Clock obj | CAD, OBJ, 646.26KB | Download |
Wall Clock-Sunflower Clock skp | CAD, SKP, 285.44KB | Download |
Wall Clock-Sunflower Clock dae | CAD, DAE, 136.97KB | Download |
Wall Clock-Sunflower Clock fbx | CAD, FBX, 159.40KB | Download |
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Wall Clock - Turbine Clock 2D dwg | 2D DWG, 14.03KB | Download |
Wall Clock - Turbine Clock 2D dxf | 2D DXF, 14.50KB | Download |
Wall Clock - Turbine Clock 3D 3ds | 3D 3DS, 68.19KB | Download |
Wall Clock - Turbine Clock 3D dwg | 3D DWG, 90.48KB | Download |
Wall Clock - Turbine Clock 3D dxf | 3D DXF, 131.84KB | Download |
Wall-Clock Turbine Clock skp | CAD, SKP, 170.19KB | Download |
Wall-Clock Turbine Clock dae | CAD, DAE, 74.45KB | Download |
Wall-Clock Turbine Clock fbx | CAD, FBX, 94.43KB | Download |
Wall-Clock Turbine Clock obj | CAD, OBJ, 333.71KB | Download |
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Nelson Wheel Clock 3D dwg | CAD, 3D DWG, 81.64KB | Download |
Nelson Wheel Clock 3D dxf | CAD, 3D DXF, 90.88KB | Download |
Nelson Wheel Clock 3ds | CAD, 3D 3DS, 40.83KB | Download |
Nelson Wheel Clock dae | CAD, DAE, 44.06KB | Download |
Nelson Wheel Clock fbx | CAD, FBX, 59.01KB | Download |
Nelson Wheel Clock obj | CAD, OBJ, 134.09KB | Download |
Nelson Wheel Clock skp | CAD, SKP, 90.25KB | Download |
Nelson Wheel Clock 2D dwg | CAD, 2D DWG, 14.81KB | Download |
Nelson Wheel Clock 2D dxf | CAD, 2D DXF, 15.53KB | Download |