Your iPhone in a nutshell: getting snug with Houdt smartphone covers

Houdt is a South African company which launched its first product range late last year and is responsible for the retro-looking wooden smartphone cases you see in the pictures. A few people here at the Gear office took some for a ride — slapping them onto their precious smartphones for a few weeks to see how they would fare.

Ranging from Cherry and Rose Wood, to Bamboo, there is a bunch of different Houdt styles and colours available. Jason, one of our enthusiastic sales gurus took the iPhone 5 Leather Bamboo Flip Case (see picture below) under his wing. “I don’t think I’ve ever got as many compliments about a phone case before. The case screams hipster but I’ve been enjoying the noise.”

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