Arne Jacobsen Lk Table Clock White H 4.7in Dia 4.3in

The original: Arabic numerals and doubled hands, exhibited at Charlottenborg in the spring of 1939.

Jacobsen drew the LK table clock while working on a house for the director of Lauritz Knudsen, and its bent steel legs come straight out of the Bauhaus industrial aesthetic he was working in. Every later table clock in the range uses this body. A third hand sets the alarm, an invisible sensor on top triggers the backlight, and snooze does the rest. Browse the full Arne Jacobsen Clocks range. Rosendahl Design Group is a Certified B Corp.

Materials

PMMA lens, ABS, metal base

Dimensions

H 4.7 in x W 4.4 in x D 2.6 in; dial Ø 4.3 in

Designer

Arne Jacobsen (1902–1971)

Functions

Alarm, snooze, light sensor

Made in

China

Common Questions

How do I set the alarm?
With the third hand. Move it to the hour you want and the clock sounds there; snooze buys extra minutes, and a sensor on top triggers the backlight so you can read the dial in the dark.

What makes the LK the original?
It is the 1939 design that every other Jacobsen table clock is built on — Arabic numerals, doubled hands, and the bent steel legs he showed at the Charlottenborg Spring Exhibition that year.

Is the lens glass?
No. The table clocks use a PMMA acrylic lens rather than the mineral glass used on the wall clocks — lighter, and less fragile on a bedside table.