As I walked into work today, I spotted something gorgeous in my co-worker’s hand. It wasn’t even her sleek iphone. It was her even sleeker iphone case. It was wood. Bamboo, to be exact.
I know that I am quite often un-hip, so I’m not surprised that I have never heard of this before today. However, I am delighted that companies like Grove in Portland, Oregon are crafting natural accoutraments into our technological lives. It is grounding to hold part of a tree in your hand.
It’s a pricey option, but if your already spending all that money on your coolness, you may as well add a little depth of soul. Besides, you can actually have your own artwork engraved on a case like this–so say Grove fans.
I’m envisioning a Rilke poem to match my iPod.
Two asides:
1. The first picture is birds and I love birds, but only in pictures or in real life, if they are raptors. The second picture is an iPhone case made from a recycled skateboard, which was not made from bamboo, as far I know.
2. I believe that iPhones do not merely reflect coolness or a desire for coolness (hipster coolness or otherwise), but also often reflect busy-ness and/or a desire to connect with one’s virtual community of friends acquired by simply living in the 2010’s (real life made virtual, combined, or merely virtual). All these are valid in my book, Naphtalia Does Life: 2010 edition.
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