Design Within Reach – Vitra – George Nelson Star Wall Clock. Original Price: $550

Design Plus Gallery presents a Star Clock by Vitra. The Star Clock originally designed in 1955 is one of more than 150 clocks designed by George Nelson Associates for the Howard Miller Clock Company, which sold them from 1949 into the 1980s. Nelson Associates, first launched as a studio by George Nelson in 1947 in New York City, employed some of the most celebrated designers of the time, including Irving Harper, Don Ervin and Charles Pollock, all of whom contributed to the clocks. Until its closure in the mid-1980s, the company designed a range of products for many clients, including Herman Miller, Inc. Uses one AA battery. Made in Poland