Designer

Founded in 1965, Diamantini & Domeniconi specialised in traditional clocks until 2003 when the company was taken over by Domeniconi’s family. Today the company offers a more contemporary, elegant style using collaborations with young international designers to create innovative design pieces. Pascal Tarabay (1970-) is now Creative Director at Diamantini & Domeniconi and also designer of the Cucu clock. Born in Beirut in 1970, Pascal studied art in Paris before earning a Masters degree in design from the Domus Academy in Milan in 1998. He stayed on at the Academy as a teacher from 1999 until 2002. Having won several prestigious design awards and with pieces in many museums internationally Pascal is a renowned, published designer. He works between Milan and Beirut on a wealth of design and architecture projects in addition to his role at Diamantini & Domeniconi.

Style

Pascal Tarabay

Product

As with traditional Cuckoo clocks, the bird comes out of his house and sings every hour. With this clock, happily, he does not sing during the night! Produced in a range of finishes the laser cut detailing is fantastically intricate, casting an equally detailied shadow on the wall behind in a 2D graphic representation of the clock itself. The original version is produced in metal and lacquered in a wide range of colours. Later developments have seen the creation of a stainless steel version, and a wood version available in various timbers.

Other works

Acoiris, Cucu coloured, butterfly, Millelancette, '&', Snap, Brichetto & Freebird