Grcic, a German designer based in Munich and better known for his furniture and product design, won a design competition with Six Public Clocks for the area between Canary wharf underground station and the main tower, a prime site seen by many thousands a day. The judges got this one right I think, the installation, based on the Swiss railway clock, fills the space well and has become an iconic Canary Wharf site. The clocks look great and are a little playful, each face has only one numeral although I couldn't work out on what basis each number was chosen (or excluded).
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