{"id":651333,"date":"2026-05-06T10:28:10","date_gmt":"2026-05-06T10:28:10","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/www.newsbeep.com\/ca\/651333\/"},"modified":"2026-05-06T10:28:10","modified_gmt":"2026-05-06T10:28:10","slug":"this-transparent-phone-case-grows-moss-and-plants-inside","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/www.newsbeep.com\/ca\/651333\/","title":{"rendered":"this transparent phone case grows moss and plants inside"},"content":{"rendered":"<p>A Clear Resin Phone Case Embeds a Vertical Terrarium<\/p>\n<p>\u00a0<\/p>\n<p>The Terrarium Phone Case, developed by Daniel Idle, integrates a <a href=\"https:\/\/www.designboom.com\/tag\/flower-and-leaf-art\/\" rel=\"nofollow noopener\" target=\"_blank\">planted<\/a> environment into the structure of a <a href=\"https:\/\/www.designboom.com\/tag\/smartphone-design\/\" rel=\"nofollow noopener\" target=\"_blank\">smartphone<\/a> accessory. Designed for the iPhone 16 Pro Max, the project incorporates soil, moss, and small-scale vegetation within a transparent enclosure, positioning the device as both a functional object and a contained ecological system.<\/p>\n<p>\u00a0<\/p>\n<p>The case is developed through 3D modeling and fabricated in clear resin, allowing visibility of the internal composition. A vertical terrarium is embedded within the structure, using a stabilised soil substrate that maintains the arrangement of materials during handling. This configuration enables the phone to be used, moved, and rotated without disturbing the planted environment.<\/p>\n<p><img fetchpriority=\"high\" decoding=\"async\" class=\"wp-image-1189307 size-full lazyload\" bad-src=\"data:image\/gif;base64,R0lGODlhAQABAIAAAAAAAP\/\/\/yH5BAEAAAAALAAAAAABAAEAAAIBRAA7\" alt=\"this transparent phone case grows moss and plants inside - 1\" width=\"818\" height=\"818\" src=\"https:\/\/www.newsbeep.com\/ca\/wp-content\/uploads\/2026\/05\/terrarium-phone-case-daniel-idle-planted-environment-smartphone-designboom-22.jpg\"  data- loading=\"lazy\"\/><br \/>all images courtesy of Daniel Idle<\/p>\n<p>\u00a0<\/p>\n<p>\u00a0<\/p>\n<p>A Closed-Loop Planting System Integrated into a Phone Case<\/p>\n<p>\u00a0<\/p>\n<p>The planting system focuses on mosses and species suited to enclosed conditions. The internal environment operates through a closed cycle in which moisture circulates via evaporation and condensation, while plant growth is supported by light exposure and gradual nutrient breakdown within the substrate.<\/p>\n<p>\u00a0<\/p>\n<p>The project, conceived by <a href=\"https:\/\/www.instagram.com\/danielidle\/\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener nofollow\">designer<\/a> Daniel Idle, redefines the role of the phone case as a structural container for a self-contained living system, integrating biological processes into an everyday object.<\/p>\n<p><img decoding=\"async\" class=\"wp-image-1189308 size-full lazyload\" bad-src=\"data:image\/gif;base64,R0lGODlhAQABAIAAAAAAAP\/\/\/yH5BAEAAAAALAAAAAABAAEAAAIBRAA7\" alt=\"this transparent phone case grows moss and plants inside - 2\" width=\"818\" height=\"818\" src=\"https:\/\/www.newsbeep.com\/ca\/wp-content\/uploads\/2026\/05\/terrarium-phone-case-daniel-idle-planted-environment-smartphone-designboom-11.jpg\"  data- loading=\"lazy\"\/><br \/>a phone case integrates a planted environment within its structure<\/p>\n<p>\u00a0<\/p>\n<p>\u00a0<\/p>\n<p><script async src=\"\/\/www.instagram.com\/embed.js\"><\/script><\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"A Clear Resin Phone Case Embeds a Vertical Terrarium \u00a0 The Terrarium Phone Case, developed by Daniel Idle,&hellip;\n","protected":false},"author":2,"featured_media":651334,"comment_status":"","ping_status":"","sticky":false,"template":"","format":"standard","meta":{"footnotes":""},"categories":[16],"tags":[49,48,38052,190,11424,61],"class_list":["post-651333","post","type-post","status-publish","format-standard","has-post-thumbnail","category-mobile","tag-ca","tag-canada","tag-flower-and-leaf-art","tag-mobile","tag-smartphone-design","tag-technology"],"_links":{"self":[{"href":"https:\/\/www.newsbeep.com\/ca\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts\/651333","targetHints":{"allow":["GET"]}}],"collection":[{"href":"https:\/\/www.newsbeep.com\/ca\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts"}],"about":[{"href":"https:\/\/www.newsbeep.com\/ca\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/types\/post"}],"author":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.newsbeep.com\/ca\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/users\/2"}],"replies":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.newsbeep.com\/ca\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/comments?post=651333"}],"version-history":[{"count":0,"href":"https:\/\/www.newsbeep.com\/ca\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts\/651333\/revisions"}],"wp:featuredmedia":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.newsbeep.com\/ca\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/media\/651334"}],"wp:attachment":[{"href":"https:\/\/www.newsbeep.com\/ca\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/media?parent=651333"}],"wp:term":[{"taxonomy":"category","embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.newsbeep.com\/ca\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/categories?post=651333"},{"taxonomy":"post_tag","embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.newsbeep.com\/ca\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/tags?post=651333"}],"curies":[{"name":"wp","href":"https:\/\/api.w.org\/{rel}","templated":true}]}}