{"id":287245,"date":"2025-11-12T14:13:09","date_gmt":"2025-11-12T14:13:09","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/www.newsbeep.com\/us\/287245\/"},"modified":"2025-11-12T14:13:09","modified_gmt":"2025-11-12T14:13:09","slug":"apple-and-issey-miyake-create-expandable-iphone-pocket","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/www.newsbeep.com\/us\/287245\/","title":{"rendered":"Apple and Issey Miyake create expandable iPhone Pocket"},"content":{"rendered":"<p>Fashion brand <a href=\"https:\/\/www.dezeen.com\/tag\/issey-miyake\/\" rel=\"nofollow noopener\" target=\"_blank\">Issey Miyake<\/a> has teamed up with <a href=\"https:\/\/www.dezeen.com\/tag\/apple\" rel=\"nofollow noopener\" target=\"_blank\">Apple<\/a> to launch the iPhone Pocket, a wearable <a href=\"https:\/\/www.dezeen.com\/tag\/smartphones\/\" rel=\"nofollow noopener\" target=\"_blank\">smartphone<\/a> carrier that stretches, much like the fashion brand&#8217;s pleated clothing, to hold any iPhone.<\/p>\n<p>Each sling is made of a single, continuous piece of yarn, <a href=\"https:\/\/www.dezeen.com\/tag\/3d-knitting-design\/\" rel=\"nofollow noopener\" target=\"_blank\">3D-knitted<\/a> into a ribbed open structure that expands to fit the phone alongside other small everyday items.<\/p>\n<p><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" class=\"wp-image-2268467 size-full\" src=\"https:\/\/www.newsbeep.com\/us\/wp-content\/uploads\/2025\/11\/issey-miyake-apple-iphone-pocket_dezeen_2364_col_2-852x479.jpg\" alt=\"People wearing iPhone Pocket\" width=\"2364\" height=\"1330\"  \/>iPhone pocket is a collaboration between Apple and Issey Miyake<\/p>\n<p>Available with either a short or long strap, it can be handheld, tied to a bag or worn directly on the body to offer an additional pocket.<\/p>\n<p>&#8220;The design of iPhone Pocket speaks to the bond between iPhone and its user, while keeping in mind that an Apple product is designed to be universal in aesthetic and versatile in use,&#8221; said the brand&#8217;s design director Yoshiyuki Miyamae.<\/p>\n<p><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" class=\"wp-image-2268469 size-full\" src=\"https:\/\/www.newsbeep.com\/us\/wp-content\/uploads\/2025\/11\/issey-miyake-apple-iphone-pocket_dezeen_2364_col_4-852x568.jpg\" alt=\"Purple phone holder by Issey Miyake and Apple\" width=\"2364\" height=\"1576\"  \/>The carrier is 3D-knitted from a single piece of yarn<\/p>\n<p>&#8220;The simplicity of its design echoes what we practice at Issey Miyake \u2013 the idea of leaving things less defined to allow for possibilities and personal interpretation,&#8221; continued Miyamae.<\/p>\n<p>Issey Miyake developed the 3D-knitted construction in-house to provide structural integrity while resembling the company&#8217;s iconic pleats in both form and function.<\/p>\n<p>\t\t\t\t<a href=\"https:\/\/www.dezeen.com\/2025\/10\/02\/sabine-marcelis-mirrored-obelisk-apple-park-iphone-launch\/\" rel=\"nofollow noopener\" target=\"_blank\"><br \/>\n\t\t\t\t\t\t<img loading=\"lazy\" width=\"191\" height=\"191\" src=\"https:\/\/www.newsbeep.com\/us\/wp-content\/uploads\/2025\/11\/sabine-marcelis-mirrored-obelisk-apple-park-iphone-launch_dezeen_2364_sq_5-191x191.jpg\" class=\"excludeLightbox wp-post-image\" alt=\"Sabine Marcelis unveils mirrored obelisk at Apple Park\" decoding=\"async\" data-pin-nopin=\"true\"  \/><\/p>\n<p> Sabine Marcelis unveils mirrored obelisk at Apple Park\n\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/p>\n<p>\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/a><\/p>\n<p>This allows the <a href=\"https:\/\/www.apple.com\/uk\/newsroom\/2025\/11\/introducing-iphone-pocket-a-beautiful-way-to-wear-and-carry-iphone\/\" rel=\"nofollow noopener\" target=\"_blank\">iPhone Pocket<\/a> to expand to house more items, as well as allowing the user to take a peek at their phone without taking it out of the bag.<\/p>\n<p>Apple Design Studio was involved in the design and production throughout, with the final colours chosen to mix and match with the colours of different iPhone models.<\/p>\n<p><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" class=\"wp-image-2268475 size-full\" src=\"https:\/\/www.newsbeep.com\/us\/wp-content\/uploads\/2025\/11\/issey-miyake-apple-iphone-pocket_dezeen_2364_col_10-852x568.jpg\" alt=\"Long and short strap on iPhone Pocket\" width=\"2364\" height=\"1576\"  \/>It comes in two different strap lengths<\/p>\n<p>&#8220;Apple and Issey Miyake share a design approach that celebrates craftsmanship, simplicity, and delight,&#8221; said Apple\u2019s vice president of industrial design Molly Anderson.<\/p>\n<p>&#8220;This clever extra pocket exemplifies those ideas and is a natural accompaniment to our products.&#8221;<\/p>\n<p><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" class=\"wp-image-2268468 size-full\" src=\"https:\/\/www.newsbeep.com\/us\/wp-content\/uploads\/2025\/11\/issey-miyake-apple-iphone-pocket_dezeen_2364_col_3-852x852.jpg\" alt=\"Pink iPhone pocket tied to black bag\" width=\"2364\" height=\"2364\"  \/>The iPhone pocket can be worn on the body or tied to a bag<\/p>\n<p>The limited edition product will be available in select Apple stores later this week.<\/p>\n<p>Other recent design collaborations have seen the tech company spotlight <a href=\"https:\/\/www.dezeen.com\/2025\/10\/21\/designers-of-tomorrow-apple-design-miami-paris-marco-campardo\/\" rel=\"nofollow noopener\" target=\"_blank\">four emerging studios at Design Miami.Paris<\/a> and <a href=\"https:\/\/www.dezeen.com\/2025\/10\/02\/sabine-marcelis-mirrored-obelisk-apple-park-iphone-launch\/\" rel=\"nofollow noopener\" target=\"_blank\">unveil a mirrored obelisk by Sabine Marcelis at Apple Park<\/a>.<\/p>\n<p>All photography courtesy of Issey Miyake and Apple.<\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"Fashion brand Issey Miyake has teamed up with Apple to launch the iPhone Pocket, a wearable smartphone carrier&hellip;\n","protected":false},"author":2,"featured_media":287246,"comment_status":"","ping_status":"","sticky":false,"template":"","format":"standard","meta":{"footnotes":""},"categories":[41],"tags":[151236,517,4536,129437,165,64879,65457,3053,74],"class_list":{"0":"post-287245","1":"post","2":"type-post","3":"status-publish","4":"format-standard","5":"has-post-thumbnail","7":"category-mobile","8":"tag-3d-knitting","9":"tag-apple","10":"tag-iphone","11":"tag-issey-miyake","12":"tag-mobile","13":"tag-sectionall","14":"tag-sectiondesign","15":"tag-smartphones","16":"tag-technology"},"_links":{"self":[{"href":"https:\/\/www.newsbeep.com\/us\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts\/287245","targetHints":{"allow":["GET"]}}],"collection":[{"href":"https:\/\/www.newsbeep.com\/us\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts"}],"about":[{"href":"https:\/\/www.newsbeep.com\/us\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/types\/post"}],"author":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.newsbeep.com\/us\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/users\/2"}],"replies":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.newsbeep.com\/us\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/comments?post=287245"}],"version-history":[{"count":0,"href":"https:\/\/www.newsbeep.com\/us\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts\/287245\/revisions"}],"wp:featuredmedia":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.newsbeep.com\/us\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/media\/287246"}],"wp:attachment":[{"href":"https:\/\/www.newsbeep.com\/us\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/media?parent=287245"}],"wp:term":[{"taxonomy":"category","embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.newsbeep.com\/us\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/categories?post=287245"},{"taxonomy":"post_tag","embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.newsbeep.com\/us\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/tags?post=287245"}],"curies":[{"name":"wp","href":"https:\/\/api.w.org\/{rel}","templated":true}]}}