CARDBOARD BOXES | If you enjoy ironic design as much as I do, then you’ll get a kick out of Case-Mate’s new “recession case” for iPhone. Made of 100% recycled cardboard, the 99¢ protective case comes ready to assemble. The eco-benefits of such a case may be dubious, but the joke has more to do with fashioning a lux-product that satirizes the current economic situation over the ecological one. Case-Mate even provides a nifty “how-to” animated GIF. The cases are temporarily out of stock, but Case-Mate promises a speedy re-stock. [Case-Mate]