Apple’s new limited-edition iPhone grip is all about accessibility

Apple has partnered with artist and designer Bailey Hikawa to design a new MagSafe iPhone grip “designed with accessibility in mind from the ground up.” The Hikawa Phone Grip & Stand is available for $69.95 from the Apple Store now, but is listed as a limited edition.

Attitude also comes into play brat Green or speckled stone finish From Applealthough there are blue blur and swirl options available from Hikawa Special StoreIt is made of soft-touch silicone. It attaches to the iPhone magnetically, can be used as a grip and stand, either horizontally or vertically, and was designed with “direct input from individuals with disabilities that affect muscle strength, dexterity, and hand control,” according to Apple.

Hikawa says the grip is designed to “support a variety of ways to hold the iPhone while minimizing the effort needed to keep it steady,” though she admits on her own site that “not all adaptation needs can be met with one device.” The artist who was About Edge In 2019operates a studio in Los Angeles where it produces chunky structural phone cases along with… Decorative toilet seats.

“There’s a joy I feel when someone says this is useful, that they can’t live without it, that it’s comfortable in their hands, and that they can’t believe they haven’t experienced this before,” Hikawa He said el decor. “This is the beginning of many offers for all body types.”

Apple says the new handle is meant to celebrate the company’s 40 years of accessibility work. It’s the second playoff partnership in as many weeks, following A.J Cross-body knit phone case Produced with Issey Miyake.