Irving harper who worked at nelson associates for nearly two decades is credited with the clock s design.
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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.
In 1947 the american designer george nelson was commissioned to create a collection of clocks.
Furthermore since most people wore wristwatches he assumed that clocks had become more of a decorative element for interiors.
The first of more than 150 clocks that george nelson associates created for the howard miller clock company the ball clock 1949 was originally known as model 4755.
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He attended yale university and from 1932 until 1934 nelson studied at the american academy in rome returning to the us in 1935.
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An industrial designer architect and journalist george nelson was born in hartford connecticut in 1908.
The sunburst clock 1949 with its sharp lines and striking form is among the most iconic of the timepieces produced for george nelson and associates during the 1950s.
In 1947 the american designer george nelson was commissioned to create a collection of clocks.
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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.
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The very first clock created by george nelson with collaboration of other designers aka george nelson associates was clock 4755 ball clock for howard miller clock company in 1947.