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.







BA(Hons)Design for Industry
BA(Hons)Product Design
Northumbria University
www.northumbria.ac.uk