QLOCKTWO and the Art of Now: Reimagining Time Through Language, Craft, and Cosmos

Makers

17 Dec

Written By Anca Enica

**people • makers**

It began with a quietly radical idea: to express time as humans understand and articulate it. In their studio, artists Marco Biegert and Andreas Funk spent years refining this concept, resisting convention in favour of clarity and meaning. The result was three singular objects that redefined how time could be experienced, marking the beginning of what would become known as QLOCKTWO.
At the heart of QLOCKTWO is the idea that time is a cultural construct shaped through language and shared experience. This thinking unfolds through the QLOCKTWO Universe, a triptych of works dedicated to the day, the month, and the year through EARTH, MOON, and the forthcoming SUN. Guided by a deep commitment to sustainability and local production, QLOCKTWO operates with a clear ethos that frames both its objects and its values: It is always now.

Words: designeers
DECEMBER 2025

WEBSITE: qlocktwo.com
INSTAGRAM: @qlocktwo

DESIGNEERS

Let’s start from the beginning. How did the idea for QLOCKTWO come to life? And what was the initial vision behind transforming time into language?

Jens Adamik

QLOCKTWO began with a simple question: what is time, and how do we experience it as humans? Founders and artists Marco Biegert and Andreas Funk wanted to move beyond numbers and explore time as an emotional and linguistic concept. Language allows us to define moments, share a sense of now, and give structure to experience. Translating time into words felt like a natural evolution.

The first expression of this idea was the QLOCKTWO EARTH, an object designed not to measure time but to create awareness. It was never about another clock. It was about presence, calm and a moment of pause in everyday life.

DESIGNEERS

The name QLOCKTWO has a distinctive rhythm and mystery. Where does it come from, and how does it embody the philosophy behind your work?

Jens Adamik

The name reflects our philosophy. The “Q” symbolises the abstract forces that govern time, particularly the movement of Earth, Moon and Sun. These celestial rhythms have shaped humanity’s understanding of time across cultures.

“TWO” refers to the second way we perceive time: not scientifically, but emotionally, as a steady human rhythm. QLOCKTWO stands for the meeting point of nature and culture, the universe and human meaning.

DESIGNEERS

You’ve recently opened a new gallery in Dubai. What does this space represent for the brand, and what kind of dialogue do you hope to create with the local creative community?

Mounir Skhir

Dubai is a crossroads of cultures and generations, which makes it a natural home for QLOCKTWO. The boutique is not just a gallery, but a space for discovery. Many visitors encounter our objects for the first time here, and we wanted them to feel what QLOCKTWO represents.

It is a place for dialogue and collaboration, open to architects, designers, and artists. QLOCKTWO resonates with Dubai’s spirit: contemporary, diverse, and deeply connected to tradition.

**Earth 13.5 Golden Legend and Midnight Moon**

DESIGNEERS

Space seems to be a recurring theme in your narrative, both physical and conceptual. How do you interpret the notion of space, and how does it influence the way QLOCKTWO objects are experienced?

Jens Adamik

For us, space is more than a setting; it’s part of the story. QLOCKTWO interacts with its surroundings; it changes with light, reflection, and silence.

We understand space not only physically but also emotionally and culturally. Across the world, people experience time within their own context and QLOCKTWO creates a bridge between these perceptions.

Our objects are not meant to dominate a room but to transform it. They bring a moment of stillness into a world in constant motion. Whether displayed in a private home, an office, or a hotel, each space gives the object its own voice - together forming a global echo of time.

Whether in Dubai, New York, or Zurich, the design remains the same, yet the experience changes with light, space, and context. That, to us, is true art: when something universal becomes deeply personal.

DESIGNEERS

How do you maintain the design integrity of your objects across the world?

Jens Adamik

QLOCKTWO is a unified design language based on reduction and clarity. Every piece is handcrafted in our manufactory in Schwäbisch Gmünd, Germany, using materials that age beautifully over time.

German precision and artistic passion are inseparable for us. We preserve integrity not through control, but through conviction. Each piece remains universal in design, yet becomes unique as it lives and evolves.

DESIGNEERS

The QLOCKTWO MOON is your latest creation and an intriguing step forward. How did the concept develop, and what inspired its lunar symbolism?

Jens Adamik

The QLOCKTWO MOON is a tribute to the Moon and to humanity's understanding of time for thousands of years.

From early civilisations, the Moon has been a cultural mirror of humanity. Its phases provided orientation and inspired science, art, and faith. And it was here, in the Middle East, that this story began:
Scholars and craftsmen created some of the earliest mechanisms, astronomical instruments, and calendars to understand the passage of time. The Moon was always their companion, a symbol of rhythm, reflection, and renewal.

With the QLOCKTWO MOON, we honour that heritage and translate it into a contemporary piece of art. It follows the lunar cycle through 28 phases, showing that time has always been intertwined with nature and culture.

The Moon connects us all, across generations and geographies. In this region, it holds particular significance: structuring daily life and symbolising orientation and rhythm. The MOON embodies all of that, blending precision and poetry, technology and emotion. It fascinates people technically, but it moves them emotionally. I believe this balance between rationality

“Every surface changes differently. Just as every person changes differently. In this way, individual works of art designed by nature have been created.”

Andreas Funk, QLOCKTWO Co-Founder

DESIGNEERS

Materiality plays a crucial role in your work. From 24-carat gold leaf to million-year-old stone, how do you choose materials that speak both of time and timelessness?

Jens Adamik

Materiality, for us, is an expression of time itself. We choose materials that live with time, that develop character rather than remain perfect. Patinated copper, million-year-old stone, gold, and platinum all carry traces of time and tell us that change is part of beauty. Each piece becomes something lasting, not industrial but alive. The materials tell their own story, one of patience, transformation, and quiet endurance.

DESIGNEERS

Your works blend precision engineering with artistic sensibility. How do you maintain this balance between technical mastery and creative freedom?

Jens Adamik

It is a continuous dialogue. Technology provides accuracy, while art provides emotion. We build and test every prototype ourselves. Emotion cannot be designed digitally. It must be felt. That balance defines QLOCKTWO.

DESIGNEERS

If you could travel through time, which era would you choose to visit and why?

Jens Adamik

I would travel into the future to see how people experience time then. That’s really what our work is about: how humanity keeps redefining time as life becomes faster, more digital, and more complex. Perhaps the greatest luxury of the future will be exactly that - moments when nothing rushes, and everything simply is.

DESIGNEERS

And if you could meet one artist or design hero from any era, who would it be?

Jens Adamik

Zaha Hadid. Her work embodied movement, emotion, and courage. She created architecture that was both futuristic and deeply rooted in cultural context, especially here in the UAE. That spirit resonates with QLOCKTWO. We aim to create objects that make time something to feel, not just measure.