Quietto: An Interactive Timepiece Molded in Concrete and Milled Wood

We introduce Quietto: an interactive timepiece made of molded concrete and milled wood. In harmony with a desk-top environment, it shows upcoming daily schedules and the time through the quiet, ambient motions of a clock hand and light through the concrete touch interface. Quietto uses real-time data retrieved from Google Calendar, it displays the time remaining from the current time to the upcoming events. Quietto has a potential for displaying the daily schedule in intuitive and effective ways. Through its distinctive design, Quietto can provide a new way of understanding scheduling through its concrete texture and amusing interaction qualities.