Steve Kowalski Collection

The Steve Kowalski Collection gathers clocks by Steve Kowalski, the home furnishings designer who co-founded Timeworks, the clock company Uttermost acquired in 2011. His larger wall pieces read as a dark circle on the wall before they read as a clock, and they set the proportion of whatever sits beneath them.

Steve Kowalski Clocks Set the Scale of a Wall

A 60" clock settles the scale of a wall before anyone checks the hour. In the Steve Kowalski Collection, the 60" Oversized Dark Bronze Wall Clock with Gray Frame is 1.5" deep, so it reads as a flat disc rather than an object leaning into the room. Dark bronze against a gray frame keeps the tonal contrast low.

Check depth before diameter when you compare oversized wall clocks. A thin piece throws little shadow, so the wall color behind it does most of the work. On charcoal or deep green paint the dark bronze can nearly disappear by evening, and the gray rim carries the outline. On pale plaster the same clock becomes a hard, deliberate circle. Choose the wall for the version you want.

Who Steve Kowalski Is: the Clock Designer Behind Timeworks

Steve Kowalski co-founded Timeworks, a clock company in Berkeley that Uttermost acquired in 2011. He said he would keep developing Timeworks clocks for Uttermost after the sale.

Hanging a Steve Kowalski Wall Clock Over Furniture

Give a Kowalski Wall Clock a Wider Base

The common misstep is an oversized clock above a console narrower than its dial. The circle overhangs and the wall turns top heavy. A sofa or sideboard wider than the clock lets the two read as one composition.

One Large Kowalski Clock Per Wall

A large clock and a large mirror on one wall compete for attention. Put the reflection on the opposite wall. For glass that faces the clock across the room, look at the John Kowalski mirrors.

Steve Kowalski Collection Questions

Who is Steve Kowalski, the clock designer?

The co-founder of Timeworks, a Berkeley clock company that Uttermost bought in 2011.

What does Steve Kowalski design for Uttermost?

Clocks. On AURA they are mostly large dark bronze wall clocks with gray frames.

Living With a Large Steve Kowalski Clock

Most of what hangs on a wall holds still. A clock this size keeps moving, slowly enough that you notice it only when you look up from a book in the evening. Give it a wall of its own.