The original motivation for creating this piece was to explore how far the reductive design of a clock could be pushed. The goal was to strip everything down to its bare minimum. No case, or enclosure. No dial. No numbers, or markings. Only hands.

To conceal the movement, the clock hands have to be very large. The obvious obstacle here is that the larger the hands get, the heavier they become. The first requirement was to find the smallest available movement with the highest torque. Then, for the hands, a period of trial and error was necessary to find the largest possible volume to the lowest possible weight ratio. These large hands needed to be lightweight, yet rigid and durable. The idea for such a structure was found in old school aeronautics – hence the name of this timepiece. The wings of early biplanes had to be as light as possible, and very strong. They were made of intersecting wooden slats with fabric stretched over them. You can see this type of construction in unfinished plane models these days.

The gratifying result of this decades-long exploration is a kinetic sculpture with an unexpected vibrant aesthetic. Every component of this timepiece is continually interacting with each other in dynamic ways. A new composition is created whenever the Wing Clock is viewed from a different angle. As this piece is in constant motion, this is always in progression. Another unforeseen quality of this piece is the amazing shadows it creates. The progression of light – natural and artificial, hard and soft – interplays with the hands in continual motion to make drastically different compositions that continually evolve throughout the day.

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Wing Clock will be available for sale this June, 2026.