Orb Laser Skeleton
Closed:
Height: approx. 17cm
Diameter: approx. 17cm
Opened (complete opening):
Height: approx. 24cm
Diameter: approx. 30cm
1,2Kg
165 Parts
Dimensions
i. Type
Clock
ii. Date
2023
iii. Client
iv. Materials
Clockwork in palladium-plated brass and stainless steel
Elytra in resin
v. Display
Hours and minutes
Striking hour, repeated on demand via a button on the side of the clock, or turned on and off if required.
vi. Dimensions
Closed:
Height: approx. 17cm
Diameter: approx. 17cm
Opened (complete opening):
Height: approx. 24cm
Diameter: approx. 30cm
1,2Kg
165 Parts
vii. Project Info
"ORB LASER SKELETON" - Concept for my original "ORB" for MB&F.
I've been dreaming for some time to emphasize the Sci-Fi character and combine it with some lasers (which I love) and some more open-frame work (which I also love). This is the result that makes me dream of a future with potentials yet to be discovered.
What would a world be like where we didn't think about all the technological possibilities that are still waiting for us?
At first glance, the Orb looks like a futuristic model of an eye with its perfectly formed shiny sphere, and its dial taking the place of the iris and the pupil. But nothing is ever quite what it seems with the collaborative clocks of MB&F x Studio Maertens.
The minimalistic structure is composed of four elytra (that’s the technical word for a beetle’s protective wing covers, in case you were wondering) that not only open up, but can also swivel like a transformer to display the Orb in a variety of different positions. The shiny-white version is reminiscent of the first iPods with their lustrous curved cases, a surface that is particularly pleasing to the eye and the touch.
The idea behind the Orb is the brainchild of German designer Maximilian Maertens, who started his artistic career at MB&F as an intern before setting up his own design studio in Berlin. Maertens worked with MB&F and L’Epée on the T-Rex clock, before being given free rein to create the TriPod and now the Orb.
