Sand Timer 5 Minutes

Italian elegance

Behind the design of these elegant handmade borosilicate glass hourglasses is the Italian designer Denis Guidone - holder of national and international awards such as the Ida Design Award, Idot, Bruno Munari award, ADI index 2010, special recognition Young design award 2011, "the design of amazement" at Young & Design 2012. Due to the handmade production, minor variations in the finish of each piece may occur. Due to manual production, small bubbles, small black dots and small scratches may occur in the glass, which are not considered defects.

Handmade glass

Each hourglass holds 5 minutes of black sand and has tinted coloured chambers. The hourglasses are made by master glassmakers at Ichendorf using the lampworking method, which creates ridges that are pleasant to the touch and the eye. This process involves melting the glass with a torch and, once molten, shaping it by blowing and forming it with tools and hand movements.