Grand Canyon - Chester Don Powell Phone Case

$48USD
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  • Luxe art armor for your 2nd brain
  • Precise fit for your iPhone/Samsung
  • Artwork won't fade, crack or peel
  • Certified non-toxic tough case

Pinks hang in suspension—ice cream cliffs melting into shale thoughts. Powell’s Grand Canyon floats, as if untethered from the American Southwest and repoured into dream geometry. Every ridge pulses with artificial hue, sherbet spun over sandstone, sienna etched with lilac ghosts. This is not cartography. It’s chromatic theatre. Tectonic drama.

Painted in the 1930s and reimagined as wearable art, this case carries New Deal modernism through a screen print lens: part WPA graphic, part dream-cartographer’s blueprint. The peach-toned ridges shimmer like sweet ice in summer twilight. Earth folds into geometric riddles. Jazz riffs in sediment.

This phone case is pigment archaeology. Layered like silt, heat, drought and the echoes of manifest destiny, travel posters, Depression-era muralism. The Grand Canyon becoming wearable memory in Powell's America, remixed: sentimental, stark, and impossibly sweet. A desert hymn reprinted in vinyl tones. Waiting to be carried like an everlasting postcard. Warped by sun and carved in shadow and sherbet.

Origin Story

Chester Don Powell was an American artist and designer best remembered for his iconic WPA-era National Parks posters—vivid serigraphs that helped define the visual legacy of places like Yosemite, Yellowstone, and Zion.

Born in Kansas and trained in Chicago, Powell began his career in commercial illustration, working for companies like Wurlitzer before relocating to San Francisco in 1927. The Great Depression derailed his studio ambitions, but his talent found new purpose through the Works Progress Administration.

Initially a flagman on a road crew, Powell was soon reassigned to the National Park Service, where his posters transformed American landscapes into bold, modernist visions. After WWII shuttered the project, Powell shifted to marine drafting at Kaiser Shipyards and later pursued a diverse career spanning architectural design, silk-screen teaching, illustration, restoration, and theatrical set work.

Despite his far-reaching contributions, Powell died in obscurity. Yet his WPA prints endure as timeless tributes to the American wilderness and the quiet genius who gave it graphic form.

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Produced on Demand

Produced after you purchase at print labs across the US, UK, EU & AUS. Significantly minimising landfill waste by only making things people actually want.

Production Time

Produced, quality checked, packed with care and handed to trusted shipping carriers within 72-96 hours on average.

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Free shipping to Continental United States, Canada, UK, EU, Australia, New Zealand & more: see full list here.

Production + Delivery =

US: 4-9 days • Canada: 5-12 days • UK: 4-9 days • EU: 5-10 days • AUS: 4-9 days • NZ: 5-12 days • Rest of the world: 3-4 weeks

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Sent carbon neutral at no extra charge.

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Chic and shatterproof

Gloss for a lustrous statement. Matte for timeless refinement. Printed with rich, vibrant colors & a touch of magic.

Wraparound magic
High-quality colour print which is fully 3D wrapped around the entire body of the case; covering all corners, sides and edges equally
Tailored to your device
Easy access to buttons and clear, open ports for connectivity. Plus a raised rim guard for your screen & camera.
Art sealed in
Vivid, permanent, full-coverage print infused into the outer layer with a sublimation dye process. Meaning your art won't fade, crack or peel.

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Wireless charging compatible

Outer layer made from specialist impact-resistant plastic (polycarbonate) which is extremely strong and lightweight. Black silicone inner layer (polyurethane) gives additional shock absorption.

Elegant precision
Precise, sculpted fit tailored to your iPhone or Samsung model.
Made-to-order
Printed at labs across the USA, UK, EU & AUS after your purchase. Ensuring your new treasure gets produced as close to you as possible.
Certified non-toxic
REACH, RoHS and TÜV Rheinland certified. So your new treasure contains no harmful chemicals or hazardous substances.

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