The disintegrating clock is the image most associated with Salvador Dali and its no surprise that museums and galleries are selling Dali-style timepieces. However, Dali’s work isn’t really something you would usually think of as being for children, but the Salvador Dali Museum in Florida is selling a Soft Dali Clock for Kids.
The clock is made from bright coloured foam but still features Dali’s signature melting appearance, although in this guise it looks fun rather than the stuff of nightmares you’d usually associate with surrealism.
It costs $19,95 (approximately £10) from the Salvador Dali Museum website.
In sharp contract to the Eye Clock and other George Nelson clocks we’ve featured previously, the renowned designer also produced a range of clocks for children, the Zoo Timers.
Bathtime in the Seventies meant Mr Matey bubble bath. The lurid blue foaming liquid came in a cute bottle that looked like a sailor. In fact (if my memory is correct) it looked a lot like this Sailor Money Box from Buy The Sea.
Design from the former East Germany (or DDR) is now highly collectable and here is an interesting example.
