Have you checked out all of the great iPhone 6 cases already on Shapeways? In honor of Apple’s latest launch, we challenged Shapies to “Extend the Function” of their iPhone 6 through an awesome case design. It took a lot of deliberation to narrow it down to these top 10 from the great looking cases the Shapie community came up with, but by focusing on the function the entries extended (app or otherwise) we were able to make the tough decisions. We’re excited to see who Ethan Imboden, our guest Designer Judge selects as our winners. You can browse all of the entries by searching “SWiPhone6” on our site. Below are the top 10 entrants, in no particular order.
Keep your coif classy with this iPhone 6 Slide Out Comb by jfuhrman:
iPhone 6 case with “steady selfie stick” by Facetious cuts out the awkward upper shoulder selfie:
Adapt your phone to any viewing environment with this iPhone 6 case CELLULAR with 2 Add ons by The Midnight Raid.
Turn your iPhone 6 into a portable speaker with this iPhone 6 Speaker, Kickstand and “More” case by Fusion Imaging:
This iPhone 6 case by Entity Development comes with interchangeable backplates making iPhoneography easier and keeping your headphones from tangling in your pocket.
Analogue meets digital when cross-stitching and 3D printing come together with this iPhone six Cross-stitching Frame Case by Diogenic Design.
The phone may be bigger but your subjects don’t have to be with this handy Macro Case from District 2 Design:
This iPhone 6 Controller Case by Paralogical Design could be the stocking stuffer for every gamer we know:
13 year old Shapie Natalya_A knows that iPhones often live on our desk near other supplies, so we designed this iPhone 6 desk/dash caddy, case and charging station:
While the volume of your iPhone is limited, this iPhone 6 Safety Whistle Case by Shopshopshop ensures it will be heard:
And just because this is an incredible example of responsive design, we had to include a mandatory honorable mention to Amznfx and his epic bendgate iPhone 6 case that went viral over the last two weeks. Clever and awesome!
Which of these cases do you want for your phone? Which case do you think “extends the function” of the iPhone 6 best?
‘iPhone 6 case CELLULAR with 2 Add on’ is a superior design IMO. I would like that for my phone,..if I owned an iPhone 6.
I do enjoy how modular that one is, it was a fav amongst our design team 🙂
I love all the great submissions! 😀
I’m still working on mine. 😀 I’ve been through 4 iterations at this point. It would have been nice if I could have finished before the deadline since I think I could have won, oh well, I’ll make far more than the grand prize over the long run by simply selling it! :p
That’s the spirit, James! I can’t wait to see what you’ve come up with, and I think you’re smart to play the long game. iPhone 6 cases are bound to be hot items on Shapeways this holiday season, smart to get it right, now 🙂
Oh hi Sav!
I didn’t see your reply till just now. The new blog format doesn’t send notifications to me, but at least we can post now. 🙂
I didn’t know you were wanting to see what I’ve been working on. Had I known, I would have kept working on it and it would have been finished by now. I needed to work on some other stuff, but I’ll get back to it soon. When I finish it I’ll send you a pm so you can be the first to see what I came up with. 😀
James
I like the one with the macro lens, it looks cool and functional at the same time. I have seen other macro attachments but they are clip-on and who wants to carry a gizmo for their gizmo?
When focusing on the function, did you take into consideration the materail too? Eg the whistle case is made of WSF, but it is not food safe. It is not sg I would put in my mouth for sure…
Wow! The suspense is killing me!!! I am on the edge of my seat waiting for the winner to be announced. Like any competitor in any competition, I hope the winner is myself, however I will be happy to whoever the winner may be! But PLEASE! Anymore waiting and I will be off my rocker…
Some odd pics for the top 10. The bent case is a joke right? No one would actually keep a broken iphone and look for a bent case so you put it up there because it went viral? The comb is an odd choice too. What dose personal grooming have to do with extending the capabilities of the iphone? That could be on any product.
The fusion imaging case is mad! Anyone else notice that the hex pattern at the back is actually for modular addons? There’s a visor and lens hood for it at the moment =). Great for outdoor drone flying
I love iPhone 6 Kickstand by Fusionimaging 😉 love the design, colours & the stand
I love the Macro Case, the one with the built in magnifying glass. I buy and trade coins all the time and taking pics and sending them to people is kind of a pain because the iPhone cam wont take close ups. I really want to see this one in production.
Seriously, how and when do we figure out who won?
I don’t think anyone won
Hey guys,
We’ve printed all the finalist’s iPhone cases and they are being sent to Ethan to judge in the real world.
Hang tight we should have a winner soon!