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.
Intricate Timber Phone Covers
Art, Nature and Technology Unite for These Piel iPhone Wooden Cases
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