Award winning lighting artist and multidisciplinary designer.
Creator of Tempus.
On a mission to create the world's most beautiful modern timepieces.
Exploring time through light, materials and
engineered form.
Tempus by Ben Rousseau
Time, expressed through light.
Tempus reimagines the way we see and experience time. Rather than conventional hands, 132 illuminated segments transform hours, minutes and seconds into an ever changing composition of light.
Reading now 10 hours, 41 minutes, Counting seconds
12
Hours, inner ring
Twelve toothed segments. The tooth marks the end point of each hour.
60
Minutes, middle ring
Sixty segments fill in turn, then clear on the hour. to count time perfectly.
60
Seconds, outer ring
The outer ring builds once a minute. It is the part people watch.
The Tempus collection
Designed, engineered and made in Britain. Limited runs, each built to order.
The philosophy
A different way to experience time.
Tempus was created not simply to tell us the time, but to change the way we experience it. Through continuously evolving patterns of light, each timepiece transforms the passing seconds, minutes and hours into something beautiful, inviting us to pause, observe and enjoy the moment.
The world of
Ben Rousseau
For more than 25 years, Ben Rousseau has explored the relationship between light, materials, technology and engineered form, creating distinctive artworks, objects and environments for private collectors, brands and extraordinary spaces.
Art and engineering
Two disciplines, one practice.
From illuminated installations and award winning artworks to Formula 1 components, aviation inspired pieces and Tempus timepieces, Ben's work brings together a lifelong fascination with light, technology, automotive culture and precision engineering.
The artist and designer
Ben Rousseau
British artist and designer Ben Rousseau has spent more than 25 years creating work at the intersection of art, design, light and technology. Influenced by automotive and aviation engineering, futuristic cinema and a fascination with how light can transform objects and spaces, his work ranges from collectible artworks and installations to his signature Tempus timepieces.
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