ReCover ReCover: Smartphone Repurposing Service by Anastasia Klimova

ReCover ReCover: Smartphone Repurposing Service by Anastasia Klimova is a highly esteemed winner of the very prestigious 2021 A' Design Award Fiero in Iporãva Tenonderãme guarã Mba'epyru Jejapo Competition Category.

FieroIporãva Tenonderãme guarã Mba'epyru· 2021

ReCover ReCover: Smartphone Repurposing Service

by Anastasia Klimova

Client: Anastasia Klimova

A' Design Award Fiero Winner in Iporãva Tenonderãme guarã Mba'epyru Category

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The Design

About ReCover ReCover: Smartphone Repurposing Service

Book Text: ReCover ha'e peteĩ servicio conceptual ohejáva umi smartphone jára oiporujey hína ipiru vaekue umi celular, ojapo hag̃ua chuguikuéra tembiporu iporãva sapy'a webcam, cámara de seguridad térã touchpad ramo. Pe ReCover aplicación oskanea pe celular hardware ha firmware, upéi ohechauka opción iporãvéva pe celular estado ohechakuévo. Oñeordena peteĩ kit, ha peteĩ sistema operativo pyahu oñemboyke pe celular ojapo hag̃ua tembiapo pyahu. Pe celular oñemoĩ peteĩ case ojejapóva ABS plástico reciclado injection moulded rupive. ReCover oguereko umi celular tuja landfill guive mombyry, ha ome'ẽ tembiporu iporãva viru mbovívente rehe.

The Recognition

About the A' Design Award Fiero

ReCover ReCover: Smartphone Repurposing Service ohupyty A' Design Award Fiero, peteĩ ñehechakuaa prestigioso oñeme'ẽva diseño iporã-pe ohupytýva requisito profesional ha industrial oñeha'ãrõva creación iporã oñemoĩva-gui. Umi ganador Fiero ohechauka habilidad guasu, especialización yvate, comprensión experta ha capacidad creativa umi creador rehegua. Oñeha'ãrõ ReCover ReCover: Smartphone Repurposing Service ha'eha creación ojehayhúva, admirada ha estimada, práctica ha innovadora. Ko diseño ohupytýva A' Design Award Fiero ombojoaju mejor práctica industria rehegua ha oguereko característica técnica competente ojoajúva conocimiento ha talento ndive. ReCover ReCover: Smartphone Repurposing Service oñerespeta hembiapo cuidadoso rupi ha oñemoĩ ome'ẽ hag̃ua mejora calidad de vida rehegua oipytyvõva yvy ape iporãve hag̃ua.

Behind the Design

Press Kit

Credits, team members and technical details provided by the designer.

Unique Properties: ReCover is a conceptual service offered by smartphone manufacturers that helps non-tech-savvy users to repurpose obsolete phones into useful devices. Intelligent ReCover app allows user to find a suitable repurpose solution. The service helps users to save phones from the landfill and acquire new useful hardware for less. ReCover is intended to be offered directly by device manufacturers who can profit from old devices by providing subscription-based services without developing new hardware.
Dimensions & Packaging: 132.5 x 181.5 x 22 mm (webcam),
171.5 x 45.5 x 80 mm (touchpad),
109 x 181.5 x 44 mm (security camera)
Tags: sustainability, technology, smartphone, e-waste, recycling, upcycling, service, affordable, webcam, security camera
Production Technology: ReCover hardware was designed to be extremely affordable and is made of injection moulded recycled ABS plastic, using off-the-shelf elements such as bi-coloured LED panels. On the inside, memory foam was used to make sure phones of a wide range of thicknesses can be secured. Other materials such as 70% transparent optical beamsplitter glass and extra thick 200gsm vellum were used to discretely conceive the smartphone inside the ReCover webcam and touchpad cases respectively.
Design Challenge: Fitting a wide range of phones of different sizes, camera and charging port locations was a significant challenge during this project's form development. Additional challenges included software integration across various phone manufacturers. Research conducted into complexities of jailbreaking and rooting led to the conclusion that the service will have to be offered by the company that released the original OS, which has opened up a possibility of a dedicated OS that would tailor the phone's system for the chosen repurpose solution.
Research: Market analysis, user interview and survey were used to gain research insight. My goal was to determine what kind of users were most likely to have old phones and what their needs were. Research has revealed that users in developed countries were more likely to hoard old technology devices. Millennials, this project's target market, were found to need simple and affordable repurpose solutions the most due to the combination of financial challenges, higher environmental awareness, and being the most DIY-averse demographic.
Inspiration: 7.1 billion smartphones have been produced since 2007. In the UK, only 12% of those went on to be recycled. 57% of Britons have old phones lying around, which amounts to staggering 125m devices. Most brands strive to offer more recycling options, but according to Ellen McArthur Foundation, repurpose is more sustainable since materials remain in use longer and less additional energy is spent. Old smartphones remain powerful electronic devices, and their potential inspired me to create ReCover.
Project Duration: This project has started in Nottingham, United Kingdom on 03 October 2020 and finished on 11 December 2020.
Operation Flow: User downloads ReCover app and launches intelligent hardware and firmware scan after which app gives user options of what their phone can become based on its condition. User orders the ReCover kit of their choice. When it arrives, the app erases current OS and installs new OS that optimises phone for its new role. It takes less than 5 minutes to put the phone in the ReCover case, set it up and start using as an entirely new product.
Team Members: Anastasia Klimova
Image Credits: Anastasia Klimova