Watches

Rosendahl has acquired the rights to recreate and manufacture the Banker’s, City Hall, and Roman wall clocks. Arne Jacobsen created the Banker’s Clock when he designed the building for Denmarks National Bank in 1971, while Roman was designed for the Aarhus City Hall in 1942, and City Hall for the Rødovre City Hall in 1956. To ensure the clocks are recreated entirely in accordance with and true to the style and spirit of Arne Jacobsen, the Rosendahl design company has initiated close collaboration with the architect and designer Teit Weylandt, who for many years directed product development at Arne Jacobsen’s studio and later at Dissing + Weitling. “My willingness to enter into this project was solely conditional on the manufacturer going the distance. At any time throughout the process, I had the opportunity to say no, and I acted as guarantor to ensure the products match the original design as closely as at all possible,” Teit adds, continuing: “No stone was left unturned: the hands, the casing, the shape of the lens – we’ve gone over everything.” Teit Weylandt, 2009.