ReCover Tšebeletso ea Ho Sebelisa Bocha Difono tsa Smartphone by Anastasia Klimova

ReCover Tšebeletso ea Ho Sebelisa Bocha Difono tsa Smartphone by Anastasia Klimova is a highly esteemed winner of the very prestigious 2021 Moputso oa Tšepe oa A' Design Award in Moralo wa Dihlahiswa tse Tsitsitseng, Diprojeke le Botala Competition Category.

TšepeSehlahiswa se Tsitsitseng· 2021

ReCover Tšebeletso ea Ho Sebelisa Bocha Difono tsa Smartphone

by Anastasia Klimova

Client: Anastasia Klimova

Moputso oa Tšepe oa A' Design Award Winner in Sehlahiswa se Tsitsitseng Category

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The Design

About ReCover Tšebeletso ea Ho Sebelisa Bocha Difono tsa Smartphone

ReCover ke tšebeletso ea maikutlo e lumellang beng ba difono tsa smartphone ho fetola mefone e sa sebelisoang hape ho e etsa lisebelisoa tse molemo joalo ka webcam, kh'amera ea tšireletso kapa touchpad. Application ea ReCover e hlahloba hardware le firmware ea fono, ebe e fana ka litlhahiso tse loketseng ho ipapisitse le boemo ba eona. Sete e odara, 'me sistimi e ncha ea ts'ebetso (operating system) e lokisa fono bakeng sa mosebetsi oa eona o mocha. Fono e beoa ka har'a sekotlolo se entsoeng ka polasetiki ea ABS e sebelisitsoeng hape (recycled) e entsoeng ka mokhoa oa "injection moulded". ReCover e boloka mefone e tsofetseng hore e se ee lifofaneng tsa litšila (landfill) le ho fana ka hardware e molemo ka theko e tlaase.

The Recognition

About the Moputso oa Tšepe oa A' Design Award

ReCover Tšebeletso ea Ho Sebelisa Bocha Difono tsa Smartphone ke mohapi oa Moputso oa Tšepe oa A' Design Award, kananelo e hlomphehang e fuoang meralo e metle e finyellang litlhoko tsa porofeshenale le tsa indasteri tse lebelletsoeng ho lintho tse hlahisitsoeng tse entsoeng hantle. Bahapi ba Tšepe ba bontša bokhoni bo boholo, bokhethehi bo phahameng, kutloisiso ea litsebi le bokhoni ba boqapi ba baqapi ba bona. ReCover Tšebeletso ea Ho Sebelisa Bocha Difono tsa Smartphone e lebelletsoe ho ba ntho e hlahisitsoeng e hlomphuoang haholo, e ratoang le e ratehang, e sebetsang le e nang le mehopolo e mecha. Moralo ona o hapileng Moputso oa Tšepe oa A' Design Award o kenyelletsa mekhoa e metle ka ho fetesisa ea indasteri mme o na le litšobotsi tsa theknoloji tse nang le bokhoni tse amanang le tsebo le talenta. Ka lebaka la botlalo ba eona, ReCover Tšebeletso ea Ho Sebelisa Bocha Difono tsa Smartphone e tšoanelehela tlhompho mme e entsoe ho fana ka ntlafatso ea bophelo e thusang ho etsa hore lefatše le be sebaka se molemo.

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