Clocks by Leonie Leonie Lacouette manages to strike a balance between concepts and influences that otherwise might seem like polar opposites---practical vs. beautiful, elegant vs. playful. Over 20 years ago, Lacouette started making clocks as a practical way to make a living while also using the training she’d received in art school. It all started when she made a clock out of necessity and realized she had a knack for it and people had a desire for what she had produced. Beauty meets functionality in these clocks as Lacouette continues to create new designs that refine the perfection of both. “I’m a mechanic as well as an artist,” she says, “These things need to function, after all.” She is dedicated to creating clocks that are modernist, but affable, fusing geometric abstraction with softened edges and organic warmth.