Top 10 Eco-friendly iPad Cases
By Adam Schwartz (from Inhabitat) on February 7, 2011
The last few years have seen an incredible amount of innovation when it comes to electronics accessories, and a lot of that novel design has manifested in the form of eco-friendly products. Now that the iPad
has sold nearly 10 million devices, it's time that we accessorize and
protect this technological wonder in a stylish yet environmentally
friendly way. Read on for our top 10 eco-friendly ipad cases!
1. Vers Shellcase
Vers is an electronics accessories company that has pioneered the eco-friendly case space for years. Now, they've done it again with their bamboo shell iPad case, which not only protects your device, but also enhances it with an attached metal foot that lifts up for easy viewing.
2. Marware Eco-Flip iPad Case
Marware's eco-flip iPad case is a sleek design that opens at the top so that the lid can be used as a vertical stand - a nice trick, especially for reading. The eco-leather used to make the case has fewer toxins than traditional leather and is RoHS compliant, which restricts the use of hazardous substances in leathers.
3. The ECONUT
The ECONUT is a fold out case for the iPad that features a working keyboard. Equally as cool as the concept is the material - it's made from a coconut tree, so it's environmentally safe and biodegradable. The ECONUT isn't on the market just yet, but we hear it will be coming to an online store in the near future.
4. SUBSTRATA iPad Case
Substrata created this beautiful iPad case made from sustainably-harvested recycled wood. The key advantage to the Substrata case is the hard shell that allows you to easily prop up the iPad at different angles. They also use recycled packaging materials for shipping, and $3 of every purchase goes to support humanitarian and reforestation efforts in the areas of the world where they source their materials.
5. Proporta Leather Case for iPad
These chic iPad cases from Proporta are made from 100% recycled leather with a natural hessian lining. Each case doubles as a stand, and the Proporta's two-tone color scheme is downright snappy!
6. Vegan Black Leather iPad Case Sleeve
This one-of-a-kind iPad case sleeve from My Green Monkey Designs is made from fabric remnants from purse manufacturing, which gives it a couture look. Even the belt closure is recycled! You can find this gem for sale on etsy for $31.99.
7. Voltaic Spark Solar Tablet Case
The folks the brought you the solar-powered backpack are at it again with this solar-powered iPad case that recently premiered at CES. With 8 watts of power, the Spark provides an hour of iPad runtime for every hour in direct sunlight. Voltaic expects the Spark to be ready by early Spring.
8. ColcaSac Zagora iPad Sleeve
ColcaSac produces lots of cute and cuddly ipad sleeves, but we particularly like the Zagora model, which is made with black, heavy duty basketweave hemp canvas naturally harvested in rural China. It's only $35 dollars and everything ColcaSac sells has a 100% money back guarantee.
9. Quince Sustainable Wooden iPad Cases
This solid walnut and distressed leather case is made from sustainable American wood and vegetable-tanned leather with water-based dyes and antique rivets. Each case is made by hand in a studio in Austin to a high degree of craftmanship.
10. Kork iPad Case
This Kork ipad case by Aprodukt is made entirely of recycled and recyclable natural cork. The case has an ergonomic shape and natural feel, and it provides easy access to buttons, jacks and the microphone. Aprodukt has lots of other other neat toys worth checking out, so head over to their website!!
What accessories are you using to keep your electronics both safe and stylish?
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Inhabitat is an online magazine devoted to the future of design, tracking the innovations in technology, practices and materials that are pushing architecture and design towards a smarter and more sustainable future. Written by a young tech-savvy team designers and design journalists, Inhabitat delivers fresh content daily, showcasing emerging work from the cutting-edge of the global design community. Adam Schwartz is a serial entrepreneur whose background includes business development, media communications via social media & traditional PR and web product management. He has co-founded two start-ups, theeastend.net, a social networking community for the hamptons and most recently source4style.com, a B2B marketplace where sustainable designers can search and purchase textiles from environmentally friendly suppliers.
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