Rethinking Old Common Objects in New Ways

I came across interesting redesign of a few commonly used products and thought that the new designs were not only clever but were much better than the original designs. 

Here we go:

The Time piece: 

NU:RO Watch from Anton & Irene on Vimeo.

This redesign takes the hands out of the watch and inserts an hour glass instead. 

Chalk: 

One of the earliest memories that we have of our time in school is the touch, smell and taste of chalk. The good old chalk has remained unchanged for a long long time...