Modern decor does not need to be inorganic. Two years ago at the Philadelphia Furniture Show I saw a hand carved wooden gear clock that made me drool (can’t find the picture, sorry). I love exposed gears in gadgets and the art of the carved wood plus the exposed gears was just over the top. I noticed Gizmodo posted a wooden gear clock kit last month that I just had to go buy for the baby’s room. This beautiful clock will hopefully produce a soft tick that should be calming (not the manufacturers claim, this is my own hope).

Today Gizmodo posted another wooden clock product that I just must have. This one apparently has a piece of veneer over an OLED digital alarm clock (this is my guess). Once again marrying warm organic form with digital function. The list price for this clock is a little too steep though. I will have to build it myself. I’ll consider posting the designs and material sources.