LIFT ALARM CLOCK

LIFT

Industrial Design

2026

MECHANICAL

DIRECTION

MECHANICAL

DIRECTION

Lift reimagines the alarm clock as a sculptural object with a purpose beyond pure timekeeping. Designed to live visibly within the room, it turns the act of waking up into something calm, intentional and physical.

Instead of relying on screens, notifications or fixed digital routines, Lift measures a chosen duration of sleep through a mechanical movement. Time becomes visible as a spatial progression, creating a quiet and tangible alternative to the smartphone alarm.

the lift alarm clock is held with two hands

SCREENLESS

Lift is a statement against the constant presence of digital devices in our most private routines. Sleep should not begin and end with a screen, and waking up should not depend on the same device that carries messages, apps and distractions.

SLEEP FIRST

By focusing on sleep duration rather than a fixed wake up time, Lift shifts attention from scheduling to rest. It encourages a more conscious relationship with time and gives the user a simple way to take control of their sleep without digital noise.

SET THE RITUAL

The product creates a small ritual before rest. Setting the duration becomes a deliberate gesture, while the visible movement makes the remaining time easy to understand. Lift brings clarity, presence and intention back into the bedroom.

Concept sketch in black ink on a transparent background for the Lift alarm clock.

NO

DIGITAL DEVICES

NO

DIGITAL DEVICES

NO

DIGITAL

DEVICES

NO

DIGITAL DEVICES

The outer form of the Lift alarm clock in a front view on a transparent background.

The movable part of the Lift alarm clock shown in a front view with shadows on a transparent background.

LIFT YOUR TIME UP

LIFT

YOUR TIME

UP

LIFT

YOUR TIME

UP

LIFT

YOUR TIME

UP

Close up Shot on the Silhouette from the lift alarm clock in a black background

Setting the Lift alarm clock by hand on a white background.

TIME IN MOTION

The mechanical concept of Lift transforms time into movement. A chosen sleep duration is measured by the internal mechanism and translated into the position of a moving element. Instead of being hidden behind a display, time is made visible through the product’s physical structure.

TIME IN MOTION

The mechanical concept of Lift transforms time into movement. A chosen sleep duration is measured by the internal mechanTheism and translated into the position of a moving element. Instead of being hidden behind a display, time is made visible through the product’s physical structure.

The Lift alarm clock with the movable part at the bottom of the clock shown in a front view on a white background.

VISIBLE DURATION

This track like representation allows the user to read time spatially. As the mechanism progresses, the moving element changes position, creating a direct visual connection between duration and distance. The function becomes part of the object’s expression rather than a separate technical feature.

Stopping the alarm of the Lift alarm clock by pressing the top button by hand, shown in a three quarter photo view on a white background.

FORM THROUGH TESTING

The final product was developed through extensive variation in CAD as well as physical aesthetic and technical prototypes. These iterations helped refine the proportions, movement, handling and visual balance of the object until the mechanical idea and sculptural form worked as one coherent product.

VISIBLE DURATION

FORM THROUGH TESTING

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