A series of therapeutic phone cases to relieve daily distress through acupressure
Product design
Design research
Case study
Year:
2021
Client collaboration:
Three
MA Material Futures
Collaborators:
Luyao Li
2021
Client collaboration:
Three
MA Material Futures
Collaborators:
Luyao Li
When we live in a time where our smartphones has become our Swiss knife, how can we also sustainably multipurpose its accessories? What if we also could benefit from self-care by simply using our phone daily?
Context
Acupoint phonecases are a collection of three sustainably made phone cases, each targeting the relief of a common daily distress such as stress, headache, and stomachache.
By ergonomically placing bumps on the surface of the case, they are acting as acupressure points - a traditional treatment method based on acupuncture that only requires pressure on certain parts of the body.
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LU10 ︎︎︎ YU JI
KI13 ︎︎︎ PI XUE
TE2 ︎︎︎ SHAO CHONG
PC9 ︎︎︎ ZHONG CHONG
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LI1 ︎︎︎ DA CHANG JING
TE1 ︎︎︎ DA LING
LI3 ︎︎︎ SAN JIAO
PC8 ︎︎︎ XIN BAO JING
![](https://freight.cargo.site/t/original/i/e1c9c446939f38fd3f4ed291f7c8c5f342f537b2c742cef9899af03767a8c571/case-stress-min-1.gif)
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LI5 ︎︎︎ YANG XI
PC7 ︎︎︎ DA LING
HT9 ︎︎︎ SHAO CHONG
PC8 ︎︎︎ DA LING
In keeping with the idea that self-care should not be a chore, we developed an app offering a series of simple game/exercises, designed to enhance physical contact with the targeted acupressure points.
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