Remember the Rubik's cubes we obsessed over as '80s children? If you were a sore loser (like myself), then you might have tried to clandestinely peel off the colored stickers and press them back on to the cube's surface so that it would appear as if you'd solved the insufferable puzzle. Whether you were a Rubik's cube Rain Woman or a riddle-loving rabble rouser, chances are these toys were an integral part of your childhood or adolescence.
Which is why iPhone 4 users will indulge their nostalgic sentiments with the new Case-Mate Quartet case, masterminded by Portland-bred industrial designer Erik Arlen. Each of these iPhone cases features 6 modular pieces, so that you can pick four of your liking, then slide and lock them into place. The Quartet case is available in four colorways: High Contrast (pictured above, at top), a Mondrian-worthy combo of fire engine red, squash orange, sky blue, and walnut brown; Sensuous Silk (pictured above, second from top), a creamy pastel mix of painterly peach, cake batter yellow, vivid turquoise, grape candy purple, moss green, and brink pink; Vintage Flannel (pictured below), a combination of marine blue, slate gray, asphalt black, royal purple, and bright turquoise; and Rustic Tweed, an earthy mix of khaki brown, grayish blue, light mauve, fern green, and sap green.
And, unlike the Rubik's cube, you'll never get stumped over these puzzle pieces!
Case-Mate iPhone 4 Quartet Case, $34.99. Available at Case-Mate.com
