Lorenz Static

Tullio Bolletta, the founder of timepiece manufacturer Lorenz, approached German designer Richard Sapper in 1959 to collaborate on a challenging project. Lorenz wanted to repurpose internal clock mechanisms made during the war for torpedoes into table clocks. After much trial and error, Sapper’s sleek design hid the bulky mechanisms in a cylindrical frame with a cut edge to sit on the table and added a clock face from a fighter jet. Known as the Lorenz Static, Sapper’s design was awarded the Compasso d’Oro in 1960. In 2017, Lorenz started producing Static table clocks once again.