MB&F M.A.D. Gallery presents “KB2” from Lebru X Silberstein

MB&F M.A.D. Gallery unveils the Lebrun “KB2” clock – the fruit of an unprecedented collaboration between Philippe Lebru and watch designer Alain Silberstein

Philippe Lebru, founder and director of the UTINAM Besançon clock manufacture, is an artist and multi-award-winning inventor whose subversive, unbridled creativity brought forth three icons of contemporary pendulum clockmaking: “Hortence”, “Lala” and “Pop Up”. Alain Silberstein, an internationally renowned watch designer, was one of the founding fathers of nouvelle horlogerie in the ‘80s and ‘90s. His emblematic leading models, such as Krono Bauhaus and his tourbillons, are gaining value among connoisseurs and collectors.

The “KB2” clock (short for Kontwaz Bauhaus 2) is a fun, refreshing co-creation. Its dial and hands play on primary colours and geometrical shapes. Inspired by the iconic Pop Up, it is equipped with the famous UTINAM movement designed by Lebru, who received the Grand Prix at the Lépine competition of Paris, as well as a Gold Medal in clockmaking at the Geneva International Exhibition of Inventions in 2005.

Just 88 “KB2” clocks will come to sale, in the springtime at UTINAM gallery in Besançon, at the M.A.D. mechanical art galleries in Geneva, Dubai, Hong Kong and Taipei and via their e-shops.