Wooden LED Cube Clock – numbers that rise out of a solid wooden block

Six centimeters on every side, cut from wood, with LEDs sitting behind the grain. Nothing on the outside gives it away: no lens, no bezel, no dark rectangle of screen. Power it up and the digits read straight off the timber face.

Why choose this clock?

Desk electronics usually look like desk electronics. This one passes for an ornament until it is switched on. The first time a visitor watches the numbers appear, they tend to reach for it.

• Grain-lit display: the LEDs read through the timber itself, with no window cut into the face
• 6 cm footprint: fits a desk corner, a shelf edge or a nightstand without crowding it
• Five light colors: white, red, blue, green or orange, paired with the finish you pick
• Real timber body: grain runs across every face, so each block comes out slightly different
• Nothing printed on it: no logos or labels anywhere, which suits a tidy workspace

An object first, a clock second.

Sit it on a level surface with the lit face aimed at your chair, because the digits are sharpest head on. Timber reacts to heat and sunlight, so keep it off radiators and away from a windowsill that bakes in the afternoon. A dry cloth is all the cleaning it needs.

Specifications

• solid timber body, 6 x 6 x 6 cm (2.4 in)
• LED digits read through the wood surface
• digital time readout
• white, red, blue, green or orange LED options

Choose a finish and clear a spot for it.