The Illusion of Reality: Phone Cases That Remind You We Live in a Simulation

Sometimes, when you stare at the sky for too long, you get the feeling that something doesn’t quite fit. Like a dead pixel in the perfect image of the universe. A tiny flaw, a crack in the scenery, as if someone forgot to hit the render button. The idea that we live in a simulation has gained more and more traction in recent years — not just in pop culture, but in serious conversations, theoretical physics labs, and in the minds of those who sense reality isn’t as real as it seems. And if this idea exists, why not carry it with you? Literally.

I wanted to create a phone case collection that isn’t just a shell, but a statement. Something that makes you smirk every time you pick up your phone and reminds you that maybe — just maybe — the world around you is just well-written code. Glitch patterns, infinite spaces breaking into light, digital eyes staring from the void, sacred symbols rewritten in binary language — they’ve all found a home on our cases like fragments of alternate reality.

What I love about this concept is that each phone case becomes a small portal. A reminder that the world isn’t what it seems, that there’s always more than what we perceive, and that sometimes, the most mundane object can hide a colossal idea. And smartphones — those devices we hold hundreds of times a day — become the perfect platform for existential questions in the most unexpected moments.

You don’t have to be a theorist, philosopher, or programmer to occasionally feel like we’re living in a simulation. Maybe you’ve experienced it while walking down the street, seeing the same faces, the same sky, the same repetitive dialogues like a game that forgot to generate new NPCs. Or in those déjà vu moments that defy logic but make you wonder who’s really behind the controls.

The We Live in a Simulation collection doesn’t offer answers — it offers questions. And that’s exactly what makes it so captivating. Digitally created, in hypnotic colors, with patterns that trick your eyes and visual elements that seem to shift when you tilt your phone. Wearable art pieces, and tiny manifestos.

To me, it’s a form of generative art, an extension of digital art that no longer remains on screen but turns into a daily object. And in a world where the boundaries between real and simulated blur more and more, these details make all the difference.

I don’t know if we’re truly living in a simulation. But I do know it looks damn good to wear one on your phone.