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42Foundry – Fertigung

Develops and sells the ETCH Clock, a design-focused time display with a thermoelastic 3D membrane

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42FOUNDRY SA

Lugano (CH)New on Amplifa

SA (public limited company, Switzerland)Legal form
Johnny Vaccaro (CEO), Gilles CaprariManagement
40 x 40 cm, approx. 6 kgETCH Clock size/weight
2020Red Dot Award for ETCH Clock

About 42FOUNDRY

42FOUNDRY SA is a Lugano-based company for applied industrial design, concept design and R&D services. Its best-known product is the ETCH Clock, a precision-engraved time display that transforms a coloured, elastic membrane into 3D digital numerals using patented/patent-pending technology, after which the membrane returns to its original state. The product combines a coated aluminium frame with a thermoelastic elastomer surface in dark Peacock colour and is available as a wall or table variant (with screw-on base). The product is complemented by its own mobile app for iOS and Android for time synchronisation and selection of display modes (Sync & Go, Sync & Sensor). The ETCH Clock won the Red Dot Award in 2020 and is sold via official resellers worldwide, including the MoMA Design Store and the Guggenheim Museum Store in New York. The company emphasises Swiss Design and Engineering; according to its own statements, manufacturing takes place in Switzerland.

Site
Lugano
Processes
Industrial design, Concept design and concept development, R&D services, Mobile app (iOS/Android)
Materials
Aluminium (coated frame), Elastomer (thermoelastic coloured surface), Elastomer (thermoelastic surface)
Certificates
Red Dot Award 2020, Red Dot Award 2020 (design award)
Industries
Design/Design objects, Consumer Electronics, Clocks/Time displays
  1. 01

    Concept design and concept development

  2. 02

    R&D / mechatronics

  3. 03

    Industrial design

  4. 04

    Manufacturing (Swiss made)

  5. 05

    Mobile app (iOS/Android)

  6. 06

    Sales via official resellers

Materials & Technology

Alu

Aluminium (coated frame)

The coated aluminium frame forms the housing of the ETCH Clock for wall or table mounting.

Elastomer

Elastomer (thermoelastic surface)

Coloured, elastic membrane that transforms into 3D digital numerals using patent-pending technology and afterwards returns to its original state.

Location

Standort Lugano

Lugano

CH

HQ / registered office

Materials
Aluminium, elastomer

Products

ETCH Clock (RED Version)
ETCH Clock (RED Version)Thermoelastic membrane · Design/Design objects
ETCH Clock – 3D numeral display
ETCH Clock – 3D numeral displayThermoelastic membrane · Clocks/Time displays

Inside the production

ETCH Clock
ETCH Clock
ETCH Clock – Detail
ETCH Clock – Detail
Product view
Product view
ETCH Clock in its environment
ETCH Clock in its environment

Industries

Design/Design objectsConsumer ElectronicsClocks/Time displays

Additional services

Industrial designConcept design and concept developmentR&D servicesMobile app (iOS/Android)

Reference customers

MoMA Design Store New YorkGuggenheim Museum Store New YorkNZZ Shop ZurichCities (Dubai Mall, Galleria Mall Dubai)MisterChrono SingaporeARTIFACTS TaiwanAMEICO (US distributor)Alon 23 LuganoBang & Olufsen SurseeTickender-Koch LienenSilvera Showroom ParisPuntoluce Bergamo

Awards

The ETCH Clock was awarded the Red Dot Award in 2020, one of the world's leading design competitions with over 15,000 submissions from 70 countries.

EvidenceLugano
Red Dot Award 2020 (design award)

History

  1. 2020

    Won the Red Dot Award for the ETCH Clock; new RED colour variant added to the collection

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