# Razor-Like Cellphones The ENSEMBLE Phone's Ergonomic Design Encourages Unique Experience By Meghan Young | Published 2011-05-10 | Art & Design Source: Trend Hunter, https://www.trendhunter.com/trends/ensemble-phone References: [yankodesign](http://www.yankodesign.com/2011/05/09/not-your-average-mobile-phone/) & [jeromeolivet](http://www.jeromeolivet.com/theproduct.php?i=G101) The ENSEMBLE Phone may look like it was inspired by [men's electric razors](https://www.trendhunter.com/trends/arc5) by the looks of its [sleek and modern aesthetic](https://www.trendhunter.com/trends/minimalist-phone-concept), yet it was actually inspired by something more organic and natural: sensations. Its futuristic metal skin protects its vegetal core that dispatches a 'digital sap,' as the designer puts it. Conceived by France-based designer Jerome Olivet, the ENSEMBLE Phone encourages an intimacy between the device and its user. The ENSEMBLE Phone features voice-control technology, information is displayed on a [micro touchscreen](https://www.trendhunter.com/trends/duo-phone) and its ergonomic shape encourages a unique tactile experience as well. Crafted out of plastic, the ENSEMBLE Phone "is not an inert object placed on your cheek, but a succession of colored skins, sensitive materials that open to spread the messages," according to Olivet. ## Trend Insights (Trend Hunter) - Score: 4.4/10 - Popularity: 65% | Activity: 58% | Freshness: 8% - Audience gender: 70% men, 30% women - Primary generations: Millennial - Top markets: North America, Europe, Asia ## Categories [Trend Hunter](https://www.trendhunter.com/trends) > [Art & Design](https://www.trendhunter.com/artdesign) > [Design](https://www.trendhunter.com/design) ## Key Themes ### What's Driving This Trend - **Sensory Phones:** The trend of phones designed with unique tactile experiences to encourage intimacy between device and user opens opportunities for innovative sensory technologies. - **Organic-inspired Design:** The trend of creating phone design inspired by organic elements, such as the ENSEMBLE Phone's vegetal core, opens opportunities for eco-friendly and sustainable innovations. - **Voice-control Technology:** Incorporating voice-control technology into phones, such as with the ENSEMBLE Phone, opens opportunities for hands-free and seamless user experience innovations. ### Who This Affects Most - **Technology:** The technology industry can leverage the trend of sensory phones to improve or create new products that offer unique tactile experiences for users. - **Design:** The design industry can use the trend of organic-inspired phone design as a foundation for creating eco-friendly and sustainable products with innovative visual aesthetics. - **Consumer Electronics:** The consumer electronics industry can tap into the trend of voice-control technology in phones to create innovative products for hands-free, voice-activated user experiences. ## Related on Trend Hunter - [Industrial Smartphone Concepts](https://www.trendhunter.com/trends/braun-what-if-phone.md) - [Simplistic Folding Clamshell Smartphones](https://www.trendhunter.com/trends/01-phone.md) - [Hourglass-Shaped Phone Concepts](https://www.trendhunter.com/trends/meti.md) - [Artful Aluminum Phones](https://www.trendhunter.com/trends/phone-1.md) - [Wacky Design Smartphones](https://www.trendhunter.com/trends/playful-phone-experimentation.md) - [Artistic UV-Reactive Smartphones](https://www.trendhunter.com/trends/polychromatic-mobile-phone.md) - [Retro-Futuristic Cellphone Designs](https://www.trendhunter.com/trends/noka-7610-5g.md) - [Posh Pill-Shaped Smartphones](https://www.trendhunter.com/trends/nokia-infinity-pro.md) - [Visible Component Smartphone](https://www.trendhunter.com/trends/nothing-phone-1.md)