British architect Matt Gilbert, founder of design studio Animaro, first released his Solstice clock in 2018. The kinetic clock expands and contracts with the time, reaching full expansion at noon and midnight, and contracting fully at 6am and 6pm.

Now he's back with a 2.0 version, which features refined mechanicals for smoother motion. Gilbert's also added a "cuckoo" feature, but rather than a bird announcing each hour, the single hand completes a quick spin, enacting a full expansion-contraction cycle.

One criticism: I do think Gilbert ought have made the hand out of a lighter-colored wood for better visual contrast.

Solstice 2.0 has been successfully Kickstarted. This is a limited run; Gilbert's only producing 80 units, with 31 already spoken for and 17 days left to pledge at press time.

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