Gruff Jones
Terra-nova
Winner of the DCA Futures Award 2023
Terra-nova is an experimental set of three unobtrusive smart home devices. The thermostat, smart assistant, and light controller probe current norms of technology in our homes, promoting interactions that are more about human feeling, and less about digital information.
Each device takes inspiration from the material properties of terracotta (heat insulation, acoustic insulation, and light reflection) to form these interactions. Utilising terracotta as its core material importantly challenges the use of plastics in our home devices, with a 100% natural and recyclable material.
