When you own an iPhone or another expensive personal device, it’s safety should never play second fiddle. You entrust your personal information, photos, thoughts, messages, and work to a small electronic device that when put in contact with water, or physical injury can end its life in as little as a second of time, yet all of your precious memories and data could be gone. If you work from your device, then that data may be even more valuable if damaged, so why not invest in the protection of something so valuable to each and every one of us?
For me, I tend to lean toward those big, fat phone cases that give 360-degree safety, as well as total waterproof protection, but that’s typically for when I travel, camp, explore the wilderness or partake in some sort of water-based/dangerous sport. However, when I’m home, I snap off the bulky life-vest and install something with a little more class, style, and ergonomic design. I like cases that look sharp, and sometimes loud, but in the end I like to keep it classy. When I first invested in an iPhone some years back, I found a small European manufacturer who made all-wood cases that fit the phone like a glove. The drawback was that it was very expensive, and it provided only partial protection since it had no padded bumpers and the wood was much too exotic and thin to last more than a few months, even with careful attention paid to its survival. It was like walking on eggshells, because I worried about the longevity of the phone, but also that damn case.
For me, I tend to lean toward those big, fat phone cases that give 360-degree safety, as well as total waterproof protection, but that’s typically for when I travel, camp, explore the wilderness or partake in some sort of water-based/dangerous sport. However, when I’m home, I snap off the bulky life-vest and install something with a little more class, style, and ergonomic design. I like cases that look sharp, and sometimes loud, but in the end I like to keep it classy. When I first invested in an iPhone some years back, I found a small European manufacturer who made all-wood cases that fit the phone like a glove. The drawback was that it was very expensive, and it provided only partial protection since it had no padded bumpers and the wood was much too exotic and thin to last more than a few months, even with careful attention paid to its survival. It was like walking on eggshells, because I worried about the longevity of the phone, but also that damn case.
A more modern take is by another European company, known as VESELcase or simply Vesel, and they had a new idea for the classy, exotic wood approach. Vesel’s cases are truly luxury cases, because they keep the phone looking sharp, but also provide strong materials for lasting protection. Their iPhone 7+ case that I recently tested was extremely thin, and it felt so smooth and looked so slick, with its frozen brilliant silver aluminum paneling on the top and bottom, joined with a finely finished maple wood. The maple wood keeps the phone light, while giving it a natural world aesthetic, and the aluminum helps with both aspects, while giving it a boost in longevity.
The Vesel case is very light, with milled, high-precision hardware components that complete the package tastefully. The wood finishes are hand selected and machined to provide a smooth, clean look with seamless joints and buttons that click without issue. As advertised, the VESELcase does not cause issue with signal loss and is extremely durable, which is amazing considering how thin and light it is. This case does not wrap around the back or provide thick, bulky bumpers that make screen use problematic, as they wrap around the edges of the phone. The packaging is sharp and continues its classy stylings, while providing a screwdriver, cleaning cloth and additional screws, just in case. All in all, I really like this case, and while I might not take it on every trip abroad, it is my goto when style matters just as much as protection.
If you would like to learn more about VESELcase, click here.
Article written by Brandon Scott / Eye & Pen – Photos by © VESELcase.
The Vesel case is very light, with milled, high-precision hardware components that complete the package tastefully. The wood finishes are hand selected and machined to provide a smooth, clean look with seamless joints and buttons that click without issue. As advertised, the VESELcase does not cause issue with signal loss and is extremely durable, which is amazing considering how thin and light it is. This case does not wrap around the back or provide thick, bulky bumpers that make screen use problematic, as they wrap around the edges of the phone. The packaging is sharp and continues its classy stylings, while providing a screwdriver, cleaning cloth and additional screws, just in case. All in all, I really like this case, and while I might not take it on every trip abroad, it is my goto when style matters just as much as protection.
If you would like to learn more about VESELcase, click here.
Article written by Brandon Scott / Eye & Pen – Photos by © VESELcase.
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