Awesome Phone Cases

Pelican’s Marine Phone Pouch protects smartphones while kayaking, swimming, snorkeling, and enjoying other outdoor activities. It’s IP68-certified waterproof and features built-in air cushions to help it float. A transparent face allows touchscreen use, and a clever design provides side button access. It’s also available in an XL size and multipacks.

An unnamed artist from China shows off a unique handmade phone case that’s so steampunk that its gears actually turn. It might not be the most practical design, but it sure looks awesome. We found a similar case you can actually purchase over on Etsy, or you could just glue some gears on your own and call it a day.

Pixels sources designs from independent artists and applies them to tons of products, anything from t-shirts to iPhone cases, to help artists reach a larger audience and get paid. Customers can shop thousands of options, all while feeling good that their dollars are going to the right place.

Most ring-style phone grips do just one thing. The TRING not only improves your grip on your precious gadget, it adds five hexagonal wrenches, flat and Phillips screwdrivers, a bottle opener, box cutter, and seatbelt cutter. It holds to the back of your phone or case using a powerful magnet and doubles as a phone stand.

Mophie makes clever use of the new iPhones’ wireless charging capabilities with the Juice Pack Access. This battery pack case charges the iPhone X, XR, XS or XS Max wirelessly, freeing up the Lightning port. It can also be charged wirelessly or via USB-C.

Premium luggage maker Rimowa brings its iconic grooves to the latest iPhones. Their cases for the iPhone XR, XS and XS Max perfectly match the look of Rimowa’s luggage and are made of aluminum and TPU.

Each and every Satellite phone case is one of a kind. Its makers at Carved create them by pouring colored resins over hunks of burled wood that they then slice thin. The resulting designs are beautiful, organic, and unlike any other phone case.

Sick of boring old phone cases? Look no further than Moldy Creations’ Etsy shop for a real pocket monster. Each made-to-order phone case features a unique, creepy sculpture with teeth, eyeballs, and other shiny bits of gore.

Gecko’s lightweight iPhone cases not only protect your phone, they also serve as cool time wasters. Their color changes when they’re exposed to heat or cold. They come in black or red and are available for the iPhone 6, 6S, 6S Plus, 7 and 7 Plus.

JACE.design offers drinkware, phone cases, posters and more that you can customize with a print of your desired location or coordinates. For the cases, bags and posters, you can zoom in on or out of the location and pick from a handful of drawing styles.

Artist Morgan Loebel makes smartphone cases adorned with gruesome and incredibly detailed monster reliefs at the back. He loves to give them a slimy coating, and some also have pupils that seem to follow your gaze. Contact him on Etsy or Instagram to order.

EXOvault makes a range of exquisite cases for the iPhone 5S, 6 and 6 Plus. Each is machined and hand-finished in Brooklyn, NYC using metals like brass or aluminum, accented by thin layers of natural or engraved wood, brass or composite.

The latest from wood obsessed gadget maker Orée. Its walnut cases for the iPhone 5/5S and iPhone 6/6 Plus enable the phones to charge wirelessly using any Qi charger. The wooden Qi charger is sold separately.

Common Fibers opens a world of new design possibilities with their CF-Lex tech. Their first offerings of sleek wallets and iPhone 5 cases with the hinged carbon fiber design were funded in just two days but rewards are still available.