Clock keeps pace with 'Da Vinci' fever
Amid all "The Da Vinci Code" hype of recent weeks comes word of a clock featuring the artist's most famous visage--the Mona Lisa. Designed by Boym Partners, the clock is configured so the moving hands are made up of the painting's background. The minute hand consists of a section of La Gioconda's right eye, which circles around oddly as the time ticks.
ProductDose.com interprets the gadget as poking fun at the concept of hidden meaning in Leonardo da Vinci's famed work, which is thought by some to be a statement on gender, among other things. We're not so sure the makers of the screened aluminum clock had such symbolism in mind, but it's a fun and pop-culture-timely little gadget nonetheless.
The Mona Lisa Clock, which measures 8 inches by 10 inches by 1-1/4 inches, was a finalist in last year's National Design Awards competition at Smithsonian's Cooper-Hewitt National Design Museum. It sells for around $24 at Quincy and elsewhere online. But for that price, don't expect it to reveal any plot secrets.
