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Lucas Museum of Narrative Art concept illustrations by MAD ArchitectsLucas Museum of Narrative Art concept illustrations by MAD Architects
Mercedes-Benz has a new concept car powered by its paint job
He’s not a Microsoft designer but Windows 10 was his idea

From concept to reality

Tom Warren
This sleek electric bike is wonderful and could be real, if you vote for itThis sleek electric bike is wonderful and could be real, if you vote for it
Spectacular food packaging decays with its contentsSpectacular food packaging decays with its contents
This is the car you’d drive to explore national parks on Mars

The dream of the VW Microbus lives on in this concept car

Dieter Bohn
‘Open Informant’ turns your private messages into public protest‘Open Informant’ turns your private messages into public protest
‘Beyond Blood’ imagines a future where algorithms govern inheritance, not your will‘Beyond Blood’ imagines a future where algorithms govern inheritance, not your will
This machine creates flexible 3D structures out of wool and paperThis machine creates flexible 3D structures out of wool and paper
The 10 best designs for the Moto 360 watch face

Motorola contest produces stunning concepts

Tom Warren
Track your cash like calories with this new smart wristband conceptTrack your cash like calories with this new smart wristband concept
See New York’s future defenses against storms and rising sea levels
New York flood defense projects concept artNew York flood defense projects concept art
This striking iOS 8 concept reinvents the homescreen

Widgets and fresh icon design show a new way forward for Apple

Tom Warren
Can ‘Mixed Reality Living Spaces’ fix our overcrowded future?Can ‘Mixed Reality Living Spaces’ fix our overcrowded future?
This trippy box puts a disco spin on home automationThis trippy box puts a disco spin on home automation
Virtual reality for chickens would simulate a blissful free-range lifeVirtual reality for chickens would simulate a blissful free-range life
You can’t hug children with robot armsYou can’t hug children with robot arms
Jacob Kastrenakes
Ruined bridges of Italy reconceived as vertical cities of the future
3D-printed cast concept uses ultrasound to heal broken bones3D-printed cast concept uses ultrasound to heal broken bones
Floating nuclear power plants could avoid disasters like FukushimaFloating nuclear power plants could avoid disasters like Fukushima
James Dyson wants to build a giant floating vacuum to clean riversJames Dyson wants to build a giant floating vacuum to clean rivers
Volvo’s inflatable car seat breathes new life into child safetyVolvo’s inflatable car seat breathes new life into child safety
Smart door handles could keep you healthierSmart door handles could keep you healthier
Valentina Palladino
Spaceship-like skyscraper fights fires and irrigates Amazon rainforestsSpaceship-like skyscraper fights fires and irrigates Amazon rainforests
Imagining LA’s future skyline with a car-free geometric villageImagining LA’s future skyline with a car-free geometric village
Here’s how security cameras would look if you could use all their footageHere’s how security cameras would look if you could use all their footage
This concept is wishful thinking for LaGuardia Airport’s redesign in 2021This concept is wishful thinking for LaGuardia Airport’s redesign in 2021
Protest in style with a toolbelt designed for superheroesProtest in style with a toolbelt designed for superheroes
Graffiti artists could tag better at night with this spray can lightGraffiti artists could tag better at night with this spray can light
Giant glass biodomes could help revive endangered species
Samoo National Research Center for Endangered Species rendersSamoo National Research Center for Endangered Species renders
Blind concept offers breathtaking visionBlind concept offers breathtaking vision
Aaron Souppouris
This concept makes most email clients look uglyThis concept makes most email clients look ugly
This is the smartwatch Apple or Google needs to make

One designer wants to take smartwatches back to their origins

Aaron Souppouris
This is what Walmart thinks tractor trailers of the future will look likeThis is what Walmart thinks tractor trailers of the future will look like
Books take a back seat in this proposal to redesign Washington DC’s historic libraryBooks take a back seat in this proposal to redesign Washington DC’s historic library
Kenguru is a tiny electric hatchback for wheelchair usersKenguru is a tiny electric hatchback for wheelchair users
Concept liquor system makes drinking more funConcept liquor system makes drinking more fun
The Design Museum’s favorite works of 2013

The seeds of the future being sown today

Vlad Savov

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