from Case-Mate:

Modern art meet your mobile match. Push your Picasso’s, Warhol’s and Pollock’s aside, there’s a new wave of contemporary art ready to be displayed. And this one doesn’t exactly involve paint. The Stacks iPhone 4 case allows you to create your iPhone cover, piece by piece. Industrial designer Erik Arlen imagined a contemporary cover with the ability to keep reinventing itself.

Six colored modular sections stack together to create a protective case, while still keeping your iPhone slim. The colorful modular pieces keep the case modern. Slide and interlock the different stackable pieces for a customizable look for your iPhone. The MoMA may have found its next exhibit.

• Custom designed by Erik Arlen, features six interchangeable modular sections
• Form fit feature made specifically for the iPhone 4
• Contains 6 modular pieces, with 4 extra additional pieces included in Passion Play, Full Volume and Mechanica color sets
• Impact resistant, flexible shell
• Access to all ports and functions
• Screen protection kit included

About Erik Arlen:

Each case tells a story. Offering its perspective through the crafted design of each case. And industrial designer Erik Arlen is more than ready to share his chapter. Collaborating with Case-Mate on a groundbreaking collection, his cases tell the tale of connection. From the first modular iPhone case to striking Mod visuals, Erik envisions a new relationship with the accessory we use the most.

The Stacks and Quartet cases encourage customization and interaction, with tradable modular pieces. Art comes to life with the geometric visuals of the Facets case. The silicone Egg case redefines the sense of touch with its texturized dimensions. It’s the kind of novel approach we don’t want to end.

Erik Arlen is a multi-disciplinary French designer, who currently resides in Portland. He’s worked for brands such as Nike, Puma, Rossignol-Skis, and Toyota. He also co-designed the most advanced humanoid robot, Nao, for Aldebaran- Robotics, which was presented at the 2010 World Expo in Shanghai.