Flip Classic / Lexon
The Flip Classic replaces alarm buttons with a gesture: the clock has two faces, one marked ON and one OFF, and you set its state simply by turning it so the face you want sits upward. The label showing tells you at a glance, across a room, whether the alarm is armed. An LCD shows time and date with three brightness levels and a touch-activated backlight you wake with a tap. The current version charges over USB-C and holds about six months on a charge, in an ABS body measuring 10.4 x 6.5 x 2.6cm at 125 grams. Designed by Adrian and Jeremy Wright of DesignWright, it won the Red Dot Best of the Best and sits in MoMA's collection. The whole alarm interface collapses into one unambiguous, low-effort action at the bedside.
Design intent
- +Setting the alarm by orientation, ON face up or OFF face up, removes button-hunting in the dark and makes the clock's state readable from across the room.
- +The flat, compact form and long USB-C battery life keep it equally at home as a bedside or travel clock, with a travel lock to stop accidental triggering.
Trade-offs
- -A single alarm with no weekday or weekend scheduling limits it for anyone with a varied routine.
- -The gesture is binary by design: there is no graduated or customisable wake, just on or off.
The Flip Classic replaces alarm buttons with a gesture: the clock has two faces, one marked ON and one OFF, and you set its state simply by turning it so the face you want sits upward. The label showing tells you at a glance, across a room, whether the alarm is armed. An LCD shows time and date with three brightness levels and a touch-activated backlight you wake with a tap. The current version charges over USB-C and holds about six months on a charge, in an ABS body measuring 10.4 x 6.5 x 2.6cm at 125 grams. Designed by Adrian and Jeremy Wright of DesignWright, it won the Red Dot Best of the Best and sits in MoMA's collection. The whole alarm interface collapses into one unambiguous, low-effort action at the bedside.
Design intent
- +Setting the alarm by orientation, ON face up or OFF face up, removes button-hunting in the dark and makes the clock's state readable from across the room.
- +The flat, compact form and long USB-C battery life keep it equally at home as a bedside or travel clock, with a travel lock to stop accidental triggering.
Trade-offs
- -A single alarm with no weekday or weekend scheduling limits it for anyone with a varied routine.
- -The gesture is binary by design: there is no graduated or customisable wake, just on or off.
