Awesome Concepts

Yotam Cohen’s concept for a coffeemaker somehow manages to look elegant and polished despite looking like it was cobbled together from spare parts. The cup rack on the lid is a nice touch.

Spencer Bigum’s concept packaging for Duracell batteries is brilliant in its simplicity. The geeky covers should be a hit with consumers looking to power their game controllers and remote controls.

Blending modern lines with inspiration from classics, Andrea Spaggiari’s take on the Maserati loads a 450hp, longitudinal V8 in the front end to propel this RWD 2+2 on massive 20-inch wheels.

Designed by Sebastian Mühlhäuser and Marcel Krings, Casulo is a “mobile living furniture.” It’s a 4′ x 3′ box that houses a desk, shelves, chairs, wardrobe and even a bed frame and a mattress.

We’re not expecting Da Feng’s Flake conceptual vehicle to hit showrooms any time soon. The idea of a shape-shifting car with 250 moving body panels is purely the stuff of science fiction.

Renting an island? Pfff. How about owning a moving, floating island? Yacht Island Design’s unique hull lets them build unconventional themed yachts. They should make a LOST-themed yacht.

Designed by Jonathan Ota and Ethan Frier, Aura is a supplementary safety system for cyclists. The LEDs are powered by the front wheel, and change from red to white as the bike accelerates.

One of the most eye-catching – and controversial – designs for a lamp we’ve ever seen. Designed by Luca Veneri using fluid dynamic simulation to emulate the shape of a mushroom cloud.

Not as gritty as Max’s original 1973 Ford XB Falcon GT351, these concepts for Mad Max: Fury Road are more likely to help you outrun foes in the outback. Though they still probably run on gasoline.

Augmented Reality Cinema is a conceptual app that automagically recognizes the location of the user and then plays a scene from a movie that took place in that exact same location.

Designer Thor Thor Høy created these hampers which are perfect for your stinky gym socks and crusty undies. Just a concept, but you could always get a 55-gallon plastic drum and make your own.

Timon Sager’s conceptual private jet would seat just two occupants and offer high-speed jet travel to “Rich 25-40 year old risk-takers, bored by life, naturally curious and driven by their emotions.”

Poland isn’t exactly known for their automobiles, but this supercar concept offers some promise with its Lambo-influenced carbon-Kevlar body, and a 638hp, 6.2-liter V8 (likely from the Corvette ZR1).

The twin rotor BMW boxer powered, carbon fiber Hoverbike concept weighs 231 lbs with a max takeoff weight of 595 lbs, range of 92 miles at 80 knots, top speed of 172 mph and 10,000′ altitude.

Park Sangyong’s concept camera works in an unusual way to be sure. Throw the Camerang into the air and as it spins, its automatically adjusting lens captures aerial self-portraits.

A concept by the Scuola Politecnica di Design in collaboration with the Lamborghini Design Center, the Cnossus looks like it’s about to transform into something even more menacing at any moment.

The Imaginary Phone takes the ‘screen’ out of touchscreen. And also the phone. A depth camera detects gestures and relays it to the phone, allowing the user to control the phone without holding it.

Beat is a gesture controlled concept watch/ring music player that tracks performance while running; simply move your hand back and forth to adjust volume, skip songs and check your stats.

Designed by BMW to celebrate 75th years of the 328, this concept roadster weighs just 1720 pounds, thanks to carbon-fiber reinforced plastic, aluminum and magnesium construction.

An aluminum lounge chair that looks like it was made with bulldozer parts. Despite its utilitiarian appearance, the chair is supposedly comfortable, and its parts will be adjustable via the red knobs.

While we’re still not huge fans of typing on touchscreens, you’ve got to hand it to Laura Lahti for her thoughtful dual-screen Keyless Lifebook with its fully customizable keyboard and trackpad.

Taking design cues from a simple toaster, Michael Kritzer’s Day Maker concept would charge two iPhones, popping them up when the alarm goes off in the morning. Needs more toast wallpaper.

Jaryn Miller‘s concept uses the handlebars as one of the bicycle’s locks, so the rider will always have the lock with him, but most of all it renders the bike unusable if a thief breaks or saws off the lock.