The Story Behind My Phone Case Project
Why I’m Designing A phone case
Well, for one, its good to do something. If youre a creative, you understand that its hard to not execute on at least some of your ideas and this idea kept coming back to me.
When I started this journey, I knew I wanted a design that was sleek, minimal, and enduring—a phone case that feels like part of your phone, not just an accessory.
A Modular Design with Hidden Mechanisms: The core of this case is its modularity. Every piece is designed to fit together perfectly—clean, flat, and flush. No bumps, no awkward edges, and no unnecessary screws. This opens up possibilities for customization, like creative backings made from materials like marble, stone, or even live wood. A case that feels like it will protect whilst actually protecting, no cheap plastic.
Layout of my 15 pro max
First initial sketch
The Challenges
Of course, it hasn’t been easy. One of the biggest hurdles has been balancing design with functionality—how to make the case secure without sacrificing its sleekness. And let me tell you, working with titanium is no joke—it’s durable but challenging to shape perfectly.
Finding the right snap-fit mechanism, or trying to find something else that might work. Its really fun to solve frivolous problems cause theyre meaningless! like re engineering a door. why??
The Big Picture
This case isn’t just about protecting your phone—it’s about making a statement. I want people to feel proud when they use it, to see it as an extension of their style. My ultimate goal? To redefine what a phone case can be: a functional work of art.
Im imaginging a magsafe backing like a Suti case, see photo below. but with a side component, but 2 seperate peices. So you can miux and match colors, materials and textures.
Think like, Natural Stone, Metal, Leather, Crystal as a backing for your phone.
So its basically 2 cases, a Side case made of metal with rubber inlay, and a magsafe backing that snap-fits into place! This isnt fleshed out and needs more prototyping.
