Tube Clock - Copper Victoria Topping Akupara or Chukwa is the

Akupara or Chukwa is the turtle who bears the earth carried on the backs of elephants

16 x 26 cm

away from the relative safety of Earth and out into the unknown reaches of space

70cm x 70cm

and equipped with a hole to hang it by

Tube Clock - Copper Victoria Topping Akupara or Chukwa is theWhen Piet Hein Eek started his Tube series for LEFF amsterdam, his starting point for the Tube Clocks dial was an extrusion ring. Extrusion moulding is a design technique that involves forcing materials through a mould, the extrusion profile is what gives the material its shape. Piet Hein devised a ring like that for the design of the clock face. A good idea can be surprisingly simple often the simplest solutions have not yet been invented. This clock