I’m fascinated by this Disc Wall Clock – not least because it looks more like traditional bathroom scales than a working timepiece.

Made of chrome and glass, it’s available in black or white, with both indicating the time through two very ‘matter of fact’ rotating numeric wheels – the kind of thing you might expect to see on a modernist piece of design.

Available online, you can pick one up for £65.

Find out more at the Dwell website

Looking for some design classics at knock-down prices? You might want to get down to London on November 17th for the Knoll International Studio sample sale.

Yes, that’s iconic 20th century furniture marked down heavily – and delivered before Christmas. All the pieces are ex display and photoshoot samples, hence the cheaper prices, but without a loss of quality. Knoll is the only authorised manufacturer of the Barcelona Chair, and the Saarinen Tulip and Bertoia collections. Indeed, one offer from the sample sale is a Knoll 250LC Barcelona Chair in black leather, marked down from  £3360 to £999.

The sale takes place on Saturday, 17th November, from 10am until 1pm at the Knoll showroom in Smithfield. Get there early.

See more of the range at the Knoll website