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Will Matthysen is a self-employed furniture designer-maker, operating full-time from his own workshop in Warrandyte , Victoria, Australia. Since setting up his workshop in 1989, he has focused on producing a range of clock designs, made largely from wood, but also including other materials such as brass, steel, high density fibreboard and glass. Over 130 clocks have been produced to date, each one is hand built and unique, and integrates the mechanism and the cabinet into a unified contemporary design. Each clock is different, and explores different sets of ideas. William's work is now represented in collections throughout Australia and the world. Needless to say the designs have evolved over time, with each generation somehow leaving its genetic imprint on the next. The clocks and cabinets often refer to architectural forms and shapes. Broadly speaking, they can be arranged into three types: -free-form sculptural pieces, can be representational, wall mounted, size varies -long-case clock, in wall mounted cabinet, sizes from 1.8m to 1.0m high by 0.4m to 0.6m wide -mantel clock, in free standing cabinet, sizes from 1.1m to 0.6m high by 0.4 to 0.5m wide. All clock movements can be fitted with complications such as strike and lunar dial. "From an early age it appeared to me that clocks possessed a magic of their own, and to me the clockmaker has always been, not only a meticulous craftsperson, but a conjurer of inanimate matter, which if combined in a special way could somehow be brought to life. As such they acquire a life of their own, and become the silent witnesses to our lives. They will eventually outlive us, and be passed on to future generations."
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