ReCover Iṣẹ́ Àtúnlò Fóònù Alágbèéká by Anastasia Klimova

ReCover Iṣẹ́ Àtúnlò Fóònù Alágbèéká by Anastasia Klimova is a highly esteemed winner of the very prestigious 2021 Àmì-ẹ̀yẹ Irin A' Design Award in Àpẹẹrẹ Ohun-èlò Àlàáfíà Ayé, Iṣẹ́ àti Àpẹẹrẹ Ewéko Competition Category.

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ReCover Iṣẹ́ Àtúnlò Fóònù Alágbèéká

by Anastasia Klimova

Client: Anastasia Klimova

Àmì-ẹ̀yẹ Irin A' Design Award Winner in Ohun-èlò Àlàáfíà Ayé Category

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The Design

About ReCover Iṣẹ́ Àtúnlò Fóònù Alágbèéká

ReCover jẹ́ iṣẹ́ agbekalẹ̀-èrò tí ó jẹ́ kí àwọn onílé fóònù alágbèéká lè yí àwọn fóònù tí kò ṣiṣẹ́ mọ́ padà di ohun-èlò tí ó wúlò bí kámẹ́rà wẹ́ẹ̀bù, kámẹ́rà ààbò, tàbí pátákò ìfọwọ́kàn. Ohun-èlò ReCover ń ṣàyẹ̀wò ẹ̀rọ àti ètò rọ̀bọ̀tì (firmware) fóònù náà, lẹ́yìn náà ó máa dábàá àwọn ọ̀nà tí ó bá ipò fóònù náà mu jùlọ. A ó gbé àṣẹ fún ohun-èlò (kit) kan, tí ètò iṣẹ́ (operating system) tuntun yóò sì múra fóònù náà sílẹ̀ fún ipa tuntun rẹ̀. A óò fi fóònù náà sínú àpótí tí a fi ṣiṣẹ́ láti inú ike ABS àtúnlò tí a ṣe pẹ̀lú ẹ̀rọ ìtẹ̀jáde (injection moulding). ReCover ń rànlọ́wọ́ láti dá àwọn fóònù àtijọ́ dúró kúrò nínú ibi ìdọ̀tí, ó sì ń pèsè ohun-èlò amóhùnmáwòrán tí ó wúlò ní iye owó kékeré.

The Recognition

About the Àmì-ẹ̀yẹ Irin A' Design Award

ReCover Iṣẹ́ Àtúnlò Fóònù Alágbèéká jẹ́ olùborí Àmì-ẹ̀yẹ Irin A' Design Award, ìdánimọ̀ olókìkí tí a fún àwọn àwòṣe tó dára tí wọ́n pàdé àwọn ohun tí iṣẹ́ àti ilé-iṣẹ́ nílò tí a retí láti ọ̀dọ̀ àwọn ẹ̀dá tí a ṣàwòṣe dáradára. Àwọn olùborí Irin ń fi ìjáfáfá ńlá, ìmọ̀ pàtó gíga, òye ògbóǹtarìgì àti agbára ìṣẹ̀dá àwọn olùṣẹ̀dá wọn hàn. A retí pé ReCover Iṣẹ́ Àtúnlò Fóònù Alágbèéká yóò jẹ́ ẹ̀dá tí a kà sí gidigidi, tí a gbóríyìn fún tí a sì nífẹ̀ẹ́, tó wúlò tó sì ní ìmúṣẹ̀dá tuntun. Àwòṣe tó borí Àmì-ẹ̀yẹ Irin A' Design Award yìí ń kó àwọn ọ̀nà tó dára jùlọ ilé-iṣẹ́ jọ, ó sì ní àwọn ànímọ́ ìmọ̀-ẹ̀rọ tó péye tí a so mọ́ ìmọ̀ ṣíṣe àti ẹ̀bùn. A bọ̀wọ̀ fún ReCover Iṣẹ́ Àtúnlò Fóònù Alágbèéká nítorí ìfọ̀kànbalẹ̀ rẹ̀, a sì ṣàwòṣe rẹ̀ láti pèsè ìmúdára ìgbésí ayé tó ń ran ayé lọ́wọ́ láti di ibi tó dára jù.

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