Marc Stüwe is a designer and an artist based in Berlin. He started to work as a graphic designer but now, Marc design and produce time sculptures as unique handcrafted items. We had the chance to talk to him about his project.
KALTBLUT: Hi Marc, we are totally in love with all your Clocks! How did you start this project?
Marc: A nice home is very important to me and I love beautiful things and good design. So I was looking for a clock for my home and didn’t find any that I liked – too much plastic and boring. Then I found one on a flea market from the sixties. I changed the colours and it looked great. But very soon it wasn’t working anymore and I was pissed. After a while I got the idea to change the ckock work. I bought some more and started to create my own clocks. this was the start of my project 3 years ago.
KALTBLUT: What is the main idea behind it?
Marc: The intention to my project of making clocks is on one hand that this section seems to be a stepchild in the design world and on the other hand time is so important to us today but nobody seems to like clocks. I want to show time in a beautiful and proud way. My clocks become objects or paintings with function. Time is a very interesting theme and the way to express it is endless.
KALTBLUT: Where do you find so much inspirations for theses crazy clock?!
Marc: I get my ideas from everywhere. Sometimes I wake up with a vision of a design or a meterial is interesting. I love flea markets. It’s so creative to look for unusual things or stuff what I can use for my Time Sculptures.
KALTBLUT: What is you favourite medium to use for these creations?
Marc: My favorite medium is wood. I also use plexi glass, wire, plastic. I also love to use unusual things to give it a new function.
KALTBLUT: How long does it takes you to create one of those?
Marc: The time I need for an object is very different. It depends on the design, the details like sawing shapes or colours and hand painting. It variates from 1 day to one week.
KALTBLUT: Can we actually buy those clock? Where?
Marc: You can see my work on my website. Until now you can buy my clocks in my work space and other shops who represent some of my work.
KALTBLUT: Could you tell us bit about your artistic background?
Marc: I studied graphic design and was working as an art director in advertising. Then I started to be an illustrator for international magazines and advertising agencies. I was working only by computer and with the time I wanted to do somethings by hand and “real”, something that lasts and something to touch.
KALTBLUT: What are you working on at the moment?
Marc: At the moment I am working on a catalogue for my clocks. I also planning to open a shop in 2015 where I can work, and to show and sell my time pieces.
Interview by Nicolas Simoneau
Contact:
www.1sec-timedesign.de
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