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
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.













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