Rain Cloud, 2017
Raincloud was an exploratory project by Tom Metcalfe, Devraj Joshi and Martin Charlier, run between 2014 an 2017. Rain Cloud is a small connected cloud that tells you if it is going to rain soon near it’s current location, or a location you set it to. It communicates through simple light behaviour suggesting an imminent torrent, or just a potential dribble. The project is funded through some small public grants and was exhibited during London Design Festival 2016 at the ‘Good Home’ exhibition at the Digital Catapult in London.
Single-purpose objects
Raincloud is an exploration of calmer, more considered integration of technology and data in the home. Instead of requiring active interaction, we're interested in single-purpose objects providing information as part of the environment.
One of our questions is about the right amount of functionality for a single-purpose product.