The IrisBox connects you to your most important friends and colleagues in a special manner. It tells you how open your contacts are to external communication in an unobtrusive and refined way: namely by using a soundscape. Every one of your contacts is represented by a characteristic set of sounds, which change according to their status. This allows you to judge whether you can engage in conversation with your contact, preventing unwanted encounters and promoting perfect timing. Your own level of availability is set by twisting the large ring on the face of the IrisBox. When the ring is twisted, people that have you in their contact list hear dimensions of your sound change, indicating a change in your level of availability.