Originally published on metropolis.co.jp on July 2012

What’s 3.5g in weight, 0.35mm in depth and is fun to pull out at parties? Wrong answer. It’s in fact the Skinny Fit Case (RRP ¥1,980) for everyone’s favorite proprietary-software-using smartphone. Coming in a variety of pastel-type colors, the case is as light as a business card, and provides a non-slip textured grip to keep slippage to a minimum. Its well-designed fit allows complete access to camera lenses, buttons and ports. Though it has no kind of lip or front protection, as a back case for an iPhone 4/4S, it’s pretty nifty. From the same distributor, put one of six elaborate colored Japanese designs on your iPhone with the Sukashi Kataki (RRP ¥2,520), including goldfish, flowers, and other Zen motifs of beauty. This hard case is partly transparent, with the aim of incorporating the Apple design into its own.

Both cases available online from Spec Direct, Rakuten and Amazon, or the new Spec store in Kanda.