Cuckoo clocks are classic and traditional items, known worldwide, from old homes. They originated in Germany, around the 17th century, in a region called the Black Forest. The craftsman who created them was called Franz Anton Ketterer, and in the year 1750, he made adaptations, leaving it with the cuckoo shape that we know today. The story, in short, is that the craftsmen who made them worked during the cold weather to make them, so that in the summer they could earn extra income by selling them throughout Europe. One day, Ketterer, upon hearing the native birds of the Black Forest, he thought of the sound of birds as a function of the clock, and that's when the cuckoo came into being.
The Japanese group has signed for Lemnos – a Japanese company primarily producing handicrafts, which today offers design without losing the essence of manufacturing – a collection of cuckoo clocks, the
cuckoo-collection , with three different patterns of the traditional model. bell tower:
Book Stand
This model is a cuckoo clock that can be used as a table stand, divided into two parts, which serves to support books.
inclined
This is the most fun and curious form of Nendo's proposed revamp. The unusual angles of this cuckoo clock indicate that the clock should be placed upside down. The heavier internal components, asymmetrically shaped on one side of the base, allow it to the piece maintains its balance naturally and remains in this unusual position.
Tooth
With this funny name, the third model is carved from a block, where the bird appears on the side of the watch, and not on the front, as expected from a traditional pattern.
