Originally, they evoked the pleasing simplicity of an idealised rural life in an Alpine setting, protected from the vicissitudes of progress.
Under the direction of the designer Claudio Colucci, students of HEAD – Genève, Geneva University of Art and Design, decided to reinterpret the cuckoo clock, giving a new contemporary take on it while following an underlying principle: to uphold the necessary high standards of the traditional cuckoo clock and to tell the hours with a repeated song.
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from 20 to 25 May
24 hours in the life of a Swiss cuckoo clock
Musée des arts & métiers
60 Rue Réaumur , Paris
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Klimahouse 2025: twenty years of sustainability
Now in its 20th edition, the international trade fair dedicated to responsible construction, energy efficiency and building renovation will be held in Bolzano from 29 January to 1 February.