Will Matthysen is a self-employed furniture designer-maker, operating full-time from his own workshop in Warrandyte , Victoria, Australia. Since setting up his workshop in 1989, he has focused on producing a range of clock designs, made largely from wood, but also including other materials such as brass, steel, high density fibreboard and glass.

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Needless to say the designs have evolved over time, with each generation somehow leaving its genetic imprint on the next. The clocks and cabinets often refer to architectural forms and shapes. Broadly speaking, they can be arranged into three types:

-free-form sculptural pieces, can be representational,   wall mounted, size varies

-long-case clock, in wall mounted cabinet, sizes from 1.8m to 1.0m high by 0.4m to 0.6m wide

-mantel clock, in free standing cabinet, sizes from 1.1m to 0.6m high by 0.4 to 0.5m wide.

All clock movements can be fitted with complications such as strike and lunar dial.

"From an early age it appeared to me that clocks possessed a magic of their own, and to me the clockmaker has always been, not only a meticulous craftsperson, but a conjurer of inanimate matter, which if combined in a special way could somehow be brought to life. As such they acquire a life of their own, and become the silent witnesses to our lives. They will eventually outlive us, and be passed on to future generations."

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Will Matthysen's work is represented in the following galleries:

Bungendore Wood Works Gallery
David MacLaren
Kings Highway
Bungendore NSW 2621
Tel. (02) 238 1682.
Fax: (06) 238 1817
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Leura Fine Woodwork Gallery
Judith Langley & Neil Williams
130 The Mall
Leura NSW 2780
Tel: (02) 4784 1768
Fax: (02) 4784 2889
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Naturally Australian
John Ellerton
43 Circular Quay West
The Rocks, Sydney NSW 2000
Tel: 61 2 9247 1531
Fax: 61 2 9252 2922
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