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.


LU10 ︎︎︎ YU JI
KI13 ︎︎︎ PI XUE
TE2 ︎︎︎ SHAO CHONG
PC9 ︎︎︎ ZHONG CHONG


LI1 ︎︎︎ DA CHANG JING
TE1 ︎︎︎ DA LING
LI3 ︎︎︎ SAN JIAO
PC8 ︎︎︎ XIN BAO JING


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.


