Maker :: Leonie Lacouette
Black & Rust Desk Clock
7x7x2 inches
BKDESK-R
Hand-painted black-on-black wood background with rust-patina steel face and painted gold hands. Triangular wooden legs on the back hold the clock upright picture-frame This smaller clock is perfect for a desk, bureau, or mantel. Hand-painted black-on-black wood with rust patina steel and gold painted steel hands. Triangular wooden legs on the back hold the clock upright picture-frame style
Forty years ago, Leonie Lacouette started making clocks, as a practical way to make a living while using the aesthetic training she'd received in art school. It all began when she needed a clock for her studio, and noticed an ad in a magazine for a company selling clock mechanisms. Ordering five, she used one to make her own timepiece, and then made four more to sell. They sold out immediately, and she's been making clocks ever since....