Object of Desire: Native Union // CLIC Marble – The World’s First Marble iPhone Case

Award-winning design studio Native Union recently launched CLIC Marble for iPhone 6 – the world’s first protective case featuring real marble. The marble’s classic beauty enhances the iPhone 6 with a timeless aesthetic, while the unique veins of this natural stone makes each case one-of-a-kind. The CLIC Marble joins Native Union’s expanding Luxury Tech collection, which applies premium materials to handcrafted, precision-engineered products. CLIC Marble showcases a true feat of engineering by transforming solid stone into a slim and lightweight design that retains the cold mineral touch of marble.

Using a slice of marble as thin as a credit card, the case is shatter-resistant yet incredibly strong. The design studio are always looking for innovative ways to incorporate premium natural materials into their products. CLIC Marble takes one of the most revered materials in history and uses it in a new and pioneering way. When you’re faced with endless amounts of plastic, it’s refreshing to handle something as refined and luxurious as marble.

Each individual piece of stone is carefully sliced from a solid slab of white or black marble before being hand polished to a smooth and luxurious finish. The stone is then laminated onto a fiberglass layer to give it a degree of flexibility, before being fitted into polycarbonate housing in Native Union’s signature slash design that reinforces the fine layer of marble.

The result is a stylish case that complements your iPhone, whilst protecting it from the wear and tear of daily life. The revival of marble has seen it become the material of choice in contemporary design, but it hasn’t yet been widely adopted in the world of tech. The design label enjoy taking inspiration from the materials used in different disciplines and applying them to our own designs.

Imogen McGill

CLIC Marble is available for iPhone 6 in two luxurious finishes: white marble with white gloss housing, or black marble with black matt housing. Click here to view the website.