The Olympus Air AO1 goes retro in a futuristic way
The Olympus Air A01 was designed to turn any smart phone into a high-quality camera, and its advantage over other digital cameras is its small size — basically it looks like a lens. If you're bored of how it looks, however, this fun DIY cardboard makeover kit can turn it into a completely different style of camera.
Designed by Yuri Suzuki to work with Dentaku's Ototo — a mini synthesizer kit that allows users to turn anything into a musical instrument — the Olympus Air AO1 DIY kit has four templates, which can be downloaded for free or bought ready cut in stiff cardboard. There's a simple Canvas style, which holds the phone inside; the Instant Camera, which looks a bit like an a retro Polaroid; a Twin Lens, which looks like a twin-lens reflex camera and takes shots from below; and the 3-D Stereoscope that works like virtual reality goggles when used with a 3-D lens.