Maker :: Leonie Lacouette

Jane Pendulum Clock - Black & Red

30x12x2 inches

JANE-RBK

This variation on the 'Jane' clock has a wooden background with etched grooves separating the different hand-painted color blocks. The top section is red over black. The bottom is textured black on black. The raised, square face is textured stainless steel, and the round steel pendulum swings behind a cutout in the background

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....