Delicate but fragile—iPhone with cracked

screen and its recreation

An art work regarding to broken glass panel iPhone

Series of photo: Fragility of iPhones

The Beauty of iPhone

• “I feel that I am holding its designer Jonathan Ive's personal prototype, hand-machined as a proof-of-concept model. Ive is surely one of the most influential and gifted designers Britain has ever produced and the iPhone 4 may well be his masterpiece.” (Stephen, 2010)

• “Beauty is in the hand of the (iPhone 5’s) beholder.” (Matthew Miller, 2012)

Resource: http://www.theguardian.com/technology/2010/jun/23/iphone4-first-review-stephen-fry

Counter-argument

• Lexton Snol (2013), a PC advisor working for TechAdvisor website, indicates that iPhone will be broken in an average time period of ten weeks less than 3 months.

• Apparently, when you buy a new phone, you’re supposed to immediately bury it with rubber bumpers, skins, and covers, and as a consequence, destroying the original aesthetics and design intent of the phone. (Otto, 2010)

The Trend

• Delicate and beautiful

• During the meantime…

• FRAGILE and CRISPY

My start point

Resource: http://photo.blog.sina.com.cn/photo/a6266980g798d3918a3ec

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Untitled

Kelly Schwarze (2013)

Shattered glass picture frame (Project: Twiceused)

Chris Koerner (2013)

If your iPhone screen is accidentally broken.

Anonymous (2013)

Different Motivation

• Fame on the Internet• Commercialize• Just for fun• …

• All in all, after the phone is broken, they use their innovation to recreate it add value.

Irony

DUAN Yanlin (2013)

http://www.apple.com/pr/library/2010/06/07Apple-Presents-iPhone-4.html

“The front and back are made of aluminosilcate glass, chemically strengthened to be 30 times harder than plastic, more scratch resistant and more durable than ever.” – (Apple Press Info, 2010)

My motivation

• Add value to the breaking iPhone• As a strong reminder to hi-tech companies, esp.

Apple: Find a balance between the beauty of the product and its durability, control the quality of the screen.

Reference

• Twice Used: Broken iPhones Upcycled into Everyday Items. (n.d.). Kickstarter. Retrieved November 29, 2013, from http://www.kickstarter.com/projects/twiceused/twice-used-broken-iphones-upcycled-into-everyday-i

• Schwarze, K. (n.d.). The Curious Art of Cracked iPhones. POPSUGAR Tech. Retrieved November 29, 2013, from http://www.geeksugar.com/Cracked-iPhone-Art-30739650

• Smartphones, M. M. for, 22, C. P. | S., & Gmt, 2012-- 08:39. (n.d.). Apple iPhone 5 first impressions: Beauty is in the hand of the beholder. ZDNet. Retrieved November 29, 2013, from http://www.zdnet.com/apple-iphone-5-first-impressions-beauty-is-in-the-hand-of-the-beholder-7000004663/

• Fry, S. (2010, June 23). Apple iPhone 4: an object of rare beauty that leapfrogs the competition. the Guardian. Retrieved November 29, 2013, from http://www.theguardian.com/technology/2010/jun/23/iphone4-first-review-stephen-fry

• Apple - Press Info - Apple Presents iPhone 4. (n.d.). Retrieved November 29, 2013, from http://www.apple.com/pr/library/2010/06/07Apple-Presents-iPhone-4.html

• Why is Technology so Fragile? | Otto Berkes’ weblog. (n.d.). Retrieved November 29, 2013, from http://ottoberkes.wordpress.com/2010/10/31/why-is-technology-so-fragile/