ReCover
ReCover is a conceptual service that allows smartphone owners to turn obsolete phones into useful devices such as a webcam, a security camera or a touchpad. The ReCover application scans the hardware and firmware of a phone and then suggests suitable options based on its condition. A kit is ordered, and a new operating system prepares the phone for its new role. The phone is placed inside a case made of injection moulded recycled ABS plastic. ReCover keeps old phones out of landfill and offers useful hardware at a low cost.
ReCover Smartphone Repurposing Service by Anastasia Klimova has been featured as a creative illustration of industrial design by the A' Design Award & Competition. ReCover Smartphone Repurposing Service earned the Iron A' Design Award in Sustainable Products, Projects and Green Design in 2021. The A' Sustainable Products, Projects and Green Design Award is an international, juried, academic and meritocratic design recognition program which honors excellent design of sustainable projects, environment friendly designs, recycled, upcycled, bio-degradable products, Energy-Efficient appliances and more.
