"The stand comes in either Brat green or a speckled stone finish from Apple, though there are also blue and swirly blurple options available from Hikawa's own store, and is made out of soft-touch silicone. It attaches to the iPhone magnetically, doubles as both a grip and a stand, either horizontally or vertically, and was designed with "direct input from individuals with disabilities affecting muscle strength, dexterity, and hand control," according to Apple."
"The grip was designed 'to support varied ways of holding iPhone while reducing the effort needed to keep it steady,' Hikawa says, though acknowledges on her own site that 'not every adaptive need can be met with one device.' The artist, who was profiled by The Verge in 2019, runs a studio in LA where she produces chunky, structural phone cases alongside... decorative toilet seats."
Apple partnered with artist and designer Bailey Hikawa to produce the limited-edition Hikawa Phone Grip & Stand, a $69.95 MagSafe accessory. The soft-touch silicone grip attaches magnetically, doubles as a hand grip and a horizontal or vertical stand, and comes in Apple-exclusive Brat green or speckled stone, with additional colorways sold from Hikawa's store. The design incorporated direct input from people with disabilities affecting muscle strength, dexterity, and hand control to reduce effort and support varied holding methods, while acknowledging no single device can meet every adaptive need. The release marks four decades of accessibility work at Apple.
Read at The Verge
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