These exclusive hand-crafted iPhone cases from Piel are striking. Made from all natural, locally sourced wood skins, each individual cover features exclusively curated art hand-crafted in Los Angeles.
The collection features a number of stunning designs on a range of natural materials; choose from bamboo, teak, cedar, maple or walnut.
I for one think it's great that such an everyday product has put the emphasis on being locally sourced, natural and made by hand.
Piel is a small company that strives to be socially responsible and ethical with its products, customers and employees.
Express your individual side with these visually stunning cases available for iPhone 4/4's, iPhone 5 and the Galaxy S3.
Fashionable iPad users will be excited to hear that Piel are currently researching a line for the iPad and iPad mini.
What's Driving This Trend
- Hand-crafted Wooden Phone Cases
- Opportunity for artisans and small businesses to create unique, natural phone cases that cater to customers looking for individuality and sustainability.
- Locally Sourced Materials
- Opportunity for companies to promote their products as being environmentally-friendly by using locally sourced materials in their manufacturing processes.
- Curated Art on Phone Cases
- Opportunity for artists to collaborate with phone case manufacturers and create limited edition designs, giving customers the option to express their individuality through their phone accessories.
Who This Affects Most
- Artisanal Phone Accessories
- Opportunity for artisanal businesses to create a niche market by offering hand-crafted phone cases made from natural materials.
- Sustainable Fashion
- Opportunity for fashion brands to incorporate sustainability into their product offerings by creating phone cases made from locally sourced and sustainable materials.
- Collaborative Marketing
- Opportunity for artists and phone case manufacturers to collaborate on marketing campaigns that promote creativity and self-expression through curated art on phone cases.
