When the OPPO Find N3 Flip officially launched last October, they did so with a couple of crazy accessories their latest clamshell flip device (with some accessories literally looking like clamshells). Well, OPPO Philippines is bringing one of those aesthetically wild designs here with a phone case designed by AMBUSH® — a powerhouse design studio co-founded by YOON AHN who caught the eye of various prominent style savant, pop-icons, and big design houses like Dior, Kim Jones, Virgil Abloh, Kanye West, Pharrell Williams, and Nigo to say the least.
Now, the popular design studio brand who’s signature pieces often center on crazy jewelry and everyday accessories has been put to the task to create one for the OPPO Find N3 Flip — one of the best Flip Phones of 2023. According to the brand, the OPPO x AMBUSH® collaboration seek to reimagine the intersection of style and functionality with the new OPPO X AMBUSH® FLIPPED PADLOCK inspired by the Heart Padlock Bag designed by YOON.
The padlock heart bag is one of the brand’s signature pieces and the phone case follows the same aesthetic down to the metal handle details and AMBUSH® logo imprinted on the eye-catching pink heart. As this is a case for the OPPO Find N3 Flip, the cover-screen and the camera areas are exposed on what we feel is a hard silicon case. It’s also most likely going to be open on the flip side so you can open the phone freely and set it up either in full flipped mode or flex mode.
“I’ve been a sci-fi fan since I was a kid, and technology development has always inspired my designs. The return of the Flip phone trend has brought me back to the late 1990s, a pivotal time in fashion, when futuristic styles were on the rise, and people started using style as a status symbol. This collaboration explores how the smartphone, our most-used technology product, can become an extension of who we are. With the Flipped Padlock and Flip phone, you can be anyone you want to be, which is exactly what AMBUSH® has always stood for,” said YOON, Creative Director of AMBUSH®.
The collaboration pushes you to flip the script, or at least that’s according to both OPPO and AMBUSH®. The perfect mix of vintage 90’s/ 2000’s style infused with today’s technology helped usher in one of the best clamshell flip smartphones on the market. Mix that with AMBUSH’s fashion-forward savviness and eye for iconic aesthetic and you’ve got yourself an amazing collaboration right there.
The OPPO x AMBUSH® OPPO FLIPPED Padlock case for the OPPO Find N3 Flip will debut in the Philippines very very soon. Check back at OPPO’s official website for details when the gorgeous accessory will drop.