Primarily known for his colorful and vivacious portrayals of women, René Gruau revolutionized the concept of masculinity in fashion imagery and advertising from the 1950s to the ’80s, depicting the modern casual, confident man with humor and sex appeal.

Following the concept of Desk 117, David Hsu has released companion pieces of storage furniture as well as a simple stool.

Super Glue by Rad Studios in Australia turns a fashion retail outlet into a vast concept store that tells many smaller stories. Included are an espresso bar in a shipping container and a tailor.

Aston Martin unveils the new CC100 Speedster concept car.

The 23K concept presents a light and durable product line. Very simple assembly (and disassembly) offering also a dignified quality of high-end components.

Booo, LED bulb and lamp shade all in one, a new concept born in Eindhoven, designed by Nacho Carbonell, Formafantasma and Front.

Adorable packaging concept for a small, all–natural apiary designed by Robin Hayashi.

Using a combination of 3D printing, ABS vacuum shaping and carbon fiber lamination, designer Pavla Podsednikova created 'Instant Shoes' an insane shoe concept for her final thesis.

Taco Ole is a packaging design concept with the user in mind.

VIDEODCA questions why the parking meter isn’t more intuitive and flexible to meet user’s needs. The result is PARKd, a concept that provides opportunity for the user to choose the option they feel comfortable with, creating a relaxed, efficient experience.

Origami Knight is a boot concept that utilizes the traditional origami technique to allow the hard surface to flex. With the rest of the boot made of molded PVC plastic, the origami sections act as the flex points as well as adding character.

VIDEO3D Printed AR Jigsaw Puzzle is a project that brings together entertainment, 3D printing and augmented reality. The result is an innovative concept and a nice gadget.

Derek Pirozzi's Polar Umbrella concept, buoyant super-structure to save the Arctic ice, wins the 2013 eVolo Skyscraper competition.

.fluid by Hannes Jung is a concept study of an interacting, changing surface that uses non-newtonian fluid

German designer Luke Rittwage pays respect to the 1938 Auto Union Type C 'Silver Arrow' with his Stromlinie 75 Concept Car.

A Montreal based ceramic concept studio that produces refined porcelain pieces, Ceramik B.

The Bugatti Gangloff Concept is a design study of a sleek supercar inspired by the 1938 Type 57 SC Atalante Coupe one-off by Pawel Czyzewski.

The PowerCutter Charger concept is the solution to lessening unnecessary electrical wastage with a smart mechanism integrated into one end. This innovative proposal won Soheyl Ghiami and fellow designers a 2012 Red Dot Award.

SMÄCK Trigon is a concept of a camera with packaging from swedish designer Mårten Andersson. The camera features a hybrid pop-up viewfinder/flash as well as backlit dials and a built-in thumb grip.

VIDEOThe Creators Project visits the 3d-printing service Shapeways in their newest video to talk with CEO Peter Weijmarshausen and various designers about why the concept of 3D printing is revolutionizing the market.

VIDEOIllumiRoom, by Microsoft Research, is a proof-of-concept project designed to blend our virtual and physical worlds with projected visualizations that take you beyond the boundaries of the TV screen.

The team at Japanese label fragment design has collaborated with Starbucks‘ concept store–Omotesando B-Side–for a specially crafted beverage bottle. Quite the thermos - look at that clasp!

Hyperstealth based in Canada claim that it has developed an invisible wearable cloak concept to provide complete imperceptibility– it doesn’t use cameras or mirrors or require power.

'Design Concept Shop' for Nike by the Polish designer Tomasz Ochotny in Warsaw.

In honor of the 30th birthday, BMW rolled out the new BMW M1 Hommage, a concept/design study that pays tribute to the original M1 and shows what could be possible if BMW were to produce a new mid-engined sports car.

FEATUREDMercedes-Benz Ener-G Force concept car. From stunning sketches (in polar, jungle, and desert scenes) to an epic teaser video... to the unveiling of the full sized model in Beverly Hills. It looks like a car for the Team Fortress/Rescue Heroes.

OVI'S Design concept of future's next generation of SLS, space launch systems, 'XLDron Global Versatile Advanced' and 'Orbiter' rocket, with NASA's ORION Crew Module.

Mercedes-Benz will present the Ener-G-Force Highway Patrol Vehicle concept next week at the 2012 Los Angeles motor show.

Once limited to high concept motorcycles and science fiction sagas like TRON, the hubless wheel design now perfected for the kitchen. Pitzo, Hubless Pizza Wheel by Trident Design, 2012 red dot design award winner.

Adrian Wu's 'In'Gage chair for the Seattle Design Festival 2012.The concept is to engage the user with the natural environment by altering the conventional beach chair which makes it look like its embedded into the ground.

Pac-Man Ghost, first concept for the Umbra Cross-Stitch installation project. 4 packs of Umbra's Cross Stitch wall decor on a 4'x4' panel over 5 days. This artwork was created with some blue and black spray paint over white stitches.

Hourglass Couch - New concept by District Millworks out of Los Angeles., a design-build shop.

SnobDuck Soap Flakes! Fun branding, packaging, and concept! "Just a few flakes are enough to do the job..."

Lexus has revealed the stunning Lexus LF-LC Blue Concept at the 2012 Australian International Motor Show in Sydney.

Area Bed is a new concept by Alain Gilles for Magnitude.

I recently had the chance to chat with conceptual designer, Joe MacCarthy. It's rare that a concept designer delves into the world of footwear, but when someone with Joe's skill level and imagination does, chaos is sure to ensue.

'LXV' housing concept by French architects Planda and Simon Bauchet.

Beautiful concept magazine for Finlandia Vodka.

Playful concept rendering of Fractal Cutlery! "The Infinity Set"

Peugeot's Onyx concept car will debut at Paris motor show later this month. The car is made from carbon fiber, copper, and even paper wood. It is powered by a 680hp diesel hybrid engine.

Luna is a day-bed concept by the french designer Stéphane Garreau.

Wooden Peg Furniture is a minimalist design created by Netherlands-based designers StudioGorm. The concept was to provide as many configurations as possible with a set number of pieces, without the use of tools or hardware.

VIDEOStreetpong is a concept about playful urban interactions by Sandro Engel and Holger Michel.

FEATUREDFrom gas mask packing tape to fighter jet mobiles... stressball fists to holy grounds in a bottle and MORE. The Aircraft Carrier concept shop is the Israeli Pavilion at the Venice Architecture Biennale selling US/Israel history transformed into products.

Nimrat Brar's concept and design for pop-up event Coffee Talk promoting idea sharing over coffee among the graduate community at Pratt Manahattan's 7th floor gallery.

Louis Vuitton and Yayoi Kusama's polka dot infused concept store at Selfridges.

As Paralympic athletes fly into London, Priestman Goode has developed a seat concept for air passengers with disabilities.

The Bentley Barnato Roadster is a concept designed by Ben Knapp Voith while attending an 8-month design internship at Bentley.

Sprout, a pencil with a seed. When the pencil becomes too short to use, you can plant it to grow herbs! Concept by democratech.

Snickerbacken 7 is an inspiring café, exhibition space and a concept store all in one in Stockholm.

Go Eco is a minimalist design created by Hong Kong-based retailers Goodss Passion. The idea behind this concept was to make recycling a fun and convenient routine, rather than boring and bothersome.

TP2 radio dinamo plays music, generates energy. Interesting conceptual design project by Guillermo Callau.

VIDEOThe Smith Center for the Performing Arts in Las Vegas commissioned artist Tim Bavington to create a monumental piece of public art work. From concept to completion, this beautiful video tell the story of Bavington's "Pipe Dream".

A new Seat concept by Patrick Leyendecker. Inspiration comes from folding.

Adidas PureMotion brings the concept of barefoot training to the golf course. Lightweight, flexible, waterproof, and coming July 1, 2012

The main concept in the Poncelet Cheese Gastro-Bar in Madrid, Spain. is based on the care of nature, and the use of materials and products that respect it.

Toyota unveils the Camatte concept at the 2012 International Tokyo Toy Show. The car's interchangeable body panels can be swapped to change it's appearance.

'Air Lair' is the latest concept in airplane seating by FactoryDesign and Contour Aerospace: the double-decker pods.

Kosmonaut is a nice heater concept by Sonja Rogova. It works with infrared rays and being mobile, gives warmth exactly where you need it.

Blindry is a clever window blind that turns into a fold-down laundry rack for drying clothes indoors. Designed by Kim Bobin and Ko Kyungeun.

Yellow Treehouse Restaurant by Pacific Environments Architects. The tree-house concept is reminiscent of childhood dreams and playtime, fairy stories of enchantment and imagination.

Alexander Roper's Sonas is an inclusive audio device concept with modular functionality, designed to bridge the gap between assistive technology and high end audio products.

Pop-up sales and exhibition of odd finnish design and series of events at Ivana Helsinki Concept Store in New York 17th - 28th of May.

Galata Antique Hotel by Bureau212 Architects from ISTANBUL. Yiğit Bileydi & Nirvana Çiftçi partners created a new soul of boutique hotel concept.

"Drops", an idyllic pond you can walk on. A new concept of encaustic cement tiles floors made by hand, that reinvents the late nineteenth century flooring technique. Designed by MUTDESIGN for ENTICDESIGNS

Growing Lampshades. This project deals with the issue of light creation. Shown at the Lambrate, Milan 2012. Concept & design by Peter Kraft with the support of Moritz Fuhrmann Jochen Maria Weber & Julian Eich Reuter.

FEATUREDThe kinetic turn signal lights of the Mercedes-Benz Concept Style Coupé are a fascinating details as they flutter like robotic eyelashes (see the vid for that to make more sense!)

Balance OLED concept by Tore Bleuzé. Balancing on the edge of the table the luminaire draws attention due to its optical illusion.

BBMDS designs the new Technogym booth at Salone del Mobile in Milan. A landscape made of wood and Corian where one can discover the 'Wellness lifestyle' concept.

Murmure - Concept & Art Direction for Nordik Impakt 13.

Playful Crayola packaging concept designed by Jessica Ng, RISD.

Love these hanging chairs for Concept Suspendu by William Lelasseux.

Hold Chair. up and out of the way as seat and back slide up the backrest frame. The chair can then be slid onto the table and cantilevered by its plastic seat. By Poh Liang Hock.

Hong Kong's new concept store, Konzepp, is full of freakishly fun little gadgets and trinkets. To complement the stores selection, designer Geoff Tsui, co-founder of design firm 33WILL, created an angular and twisted bright yellow facade.

Fashion Victim, installation and art/fashion concept, is part of the international exhibition opening April 27 at Eagl Gallery, Berlin.

The Crane Lamp, by ever inventive - former LEGO concept designer, Sweden-based Charlie Davidson.

based on the concept of Dazzle Camouflage, Matthew Parker Events created this mural from over 10000 black and pink drinking straws on view at the Viking Gallery at Western Washington University.

VIDEOCute ad campaign encouraging people to take buses rather than walk alone from De Lijn, the Flemish public bus company in Belgium. Concept by Duval Guillaume Modem in Antwerp, 3-D production by CC (Creative Conspiracy).

VIDEOThe Ubi-Camera concept developed by a research group at the Institute of Advanced Media Arts and Sciences will allow you to take photos by framing targets with your hands.

Joe Doucet's 'One Sense' concept headphones are designed to block out the world.

Kiska co-designed the new concept bike Opel RAD e with Pedelec drive.

Designed by Partners & Spade in conjunction with VSTR, the Nomadic Pack includes a detachable laptop bag, and a lightweight stowable hammock. Not sure about having the laptop on the unzipable front... but interesting concept.

La Boite Concept+CC LAB's LD120 Hi-Fi Soundsystem + Laptop Desk - The signal is fed to discrete amps, then to seven speakers.There is an input for a minjack and RCA, bass and treble controls, and a built-in plug.

FLOATING GARDEN, a new concept by Gabriella Asztalos.

Los Angeles based concept artist James Chung's blog with designs ranging from vehicles to environment design.

Full body compression suits for racehorses. Interesting concept...

Nike+ Fuelstation – The future of retail design. The internal creatives at Nike in The Netherlands dreamed up the concept store which is attempting to offer an innovative balance of interactive digital elements along with human interaction.

Kwon Hansol's easy to clean, Divisible whisk.

Work in Progress, an exhibition concept initiated by Jonas Wagell and Axel Bjurström at Stockholm Design Week.

Teas from the forests of American Indians and containers evoke the purity of wood and forest. Concept designed by Marie-Andrée Pelletier Cyr.

Alex Westgate's conceptual package design for Grown Up Soda.

Skyfarm, a hanging balcony garden concept, by Manuel Dreesmann.

Swedish studio Folkform have just seen their Candle Collage launched at the new Skultuna Concept store in Stockholm.

VIDEOFor Coca-Cola’s 125th Anniversary Exhibition's Future Room concept, Antilop transformed santralistanbul's Galeri 1 into an immersive environment by creating 90 square meter of 270-degree projection system.

NENDO designed “HALSUIT” design concept; A concept shop for high-volume mens suit retailer Haruyama....

The Concept Tent designed in association with Kaleidoscope and builds on learnings from the original Orange Solar Tent that was trialled at Glastonbury in 2003, as well as 2004’s Orange Text Me Home Dome.

Ottawa Chair by Karim Rashid for Bo Concept.

Christoph Proessler's "Bolid" is a next generation tractor concept for large scale farms.

A concept ultra-long distance racing wheelchair, from Industrial Designer Andrew Mitchell. Using a carbon fibre chassis, and a tweaked riding position to make it suitable for very long distances day after day.

Mercedes-Benz DICE concept brings gesture controls to the cockpit.

Concept for infographic newspaper supplement which presents British statistics (Britistics) collected from reputable sources such as Office for National Statistics and OnePoll. The aim of this publication is to give readers an up-to-date picture of British life.

Take a look at Zero helicopter concept by Hector del Amo. This single person vehicle is no ordinary chopper, well it’s not a private jet, but it does the job in a very cool way.

VIDEOCool Making of Video about the design development of the concept car Opel Rak e.

Take a look at this new concept called 'rEvolution' by Czech Republic designer Martin Jakobsen.

Bridgestone Airless tires, currently in the concept phase, have spokes of thermoplastic resin that support the rubber tire: so they don’t go flat, don’t puncture, don’t blow out and are 100% recyclable.

Toby Dutkiewicz (who created Keek The Saddest Devil, and as well works for LEGO) exclusively shares with us exceptional and inspirational imagery – of art toys crossing over with LEGO.

VIDEOConcept vending machine with a great see through digital touch screen display.

Citroen Boite concept car by James Brooks inspires the auto industry on developing simpler, more honest vehicles to make commuting pleasant and effortless, that without polluting the environment.

Drop Light is a new concept developed by the people at DOOlight

VIDEONokia is showing off a supremely crazy phone concept called HumanForm. Shaped like a teardrop, this is a touch-activated and completely flexible phone that looks like it's straight out of a sci-fi movie.

The Mercedes Benz SF1 Concept by Steel Drake is a super car inspired by intergalactic transports.

Need a sewing machine for a few hours? A new concept store has opened in Barcelona, bringing the art of crafting and sewing closer to everyone.

Ivan Venkov's 'King's Folly' blends sculpture and concept to create a striking comment on exploitation.

Awesome concept: No more programming, no more constantly changing the temperature. The NestTM Learning ThermostatTM programs itself in a week to keep you comfortable and save energy.

Passing Cloud by Tiago Barros ~ fun concept of a cloud zepplin like contraption!

Romanian studio Re-Act, together with architect Mario Kuibus made the concept of a modern, elegant apartment inspired by neon electric colors.

This weekend Serpentine Gallery in London hosts a Garden Marathon, the two-day event is an exploration of the concept of the garden.

An interview with Marc Pinel, Head of Design Studio Components and HMI (Human Machine Interface) at french manufacturer Renault (above: "Frendzy" concept car, 2011).

California Roll House by Christopher Daniel is a concept prefabricated housing that utilizes latest technologies.

VIDEOThe Eye Candy shop allows the packaging to ‘become the shop’ and vice-versa. Interesting concept by Creneau International.

FEATUREDSweet Play is a concept of modular chocolates designed by Elsa Lambinet.

Photosynth of Ford Evos Concept from Frankfurt IAA 2011. Also featuring Fiesta ST Concept, Focus ST and B-MAX Concept.

VIDEOIncredible and simple printer concept from Artefact called See What You Print (SWYP).

The lovely Note Studio have recently finished this new architectural project in Helsinki, Finland, for Swedish coffee roasters Johan & Nyström.

Food allergen detector concept by Swedish design student Erik Borg.

EXO, Carbonfiber Watercraft (Jet Ski), ecological, fun and sport that can be used without a license.After two years of studies, developments and registrations at the INPI, the EXO embeds the highest performances that technology can offer

New concept prints for Camper, by Madrid-based Swing Swing.

The LOVERAMICS' Tripod collection, designed by Simon Stevens, is a modern multipurpose kitchen and tableware concept. Each piece stands on three feet for stability and functionality.

Ora Ito's concept for Wallpaper and Reebok with LG HI-MACS.

FEATUREDConcept Cars filled the putting green at Pebble Beach for Concours D'Elegance, take a peek at the McLaren MP4-12C GT3, SSC Tautara, Lamborghini Aventador, Porsche 918 RSR, Jaguar C-X75, and much more.

FEATUREDFascinating to watching the joystick controlled bicycle buggy of an f-cell roadster concept from Mercedes-Benz get rolled around to get in to place on the putting green at Pebble Beach.

An information-driven concept poster for the London Sci-fi Film Festival showing a timeline of famous science fiction films. By Alice Yi, Art Center College of Design.

Designer Da Feng has a highly futuristic concept car that uses hinged carbon fiber 'flakes' to help brake and turn.

Swedish electro god Andreas Tilliander has created a new concept with Sony Ericsson, The Arcists, a new band with Swedish artists and bloggers. And now anyone can join the band online to decide the sound of the final song.

Stunning Mercedes-Benz LeMans Electric Race Car Concept

VIDEOOn may 5th in São Paulo, was what we believe was the first big Led Throwies in Brazil. The concept was created by Graffiti Research Lab and the Idea is Simple, "MAKE THROWIES NOT BOMBS".

The Smash Collective. "We want to see where styles will collide, outside the perimeters of a pre-set concept and strict direction. To grow and evolve as the months pass, it will meld and turn into something cohesive."

"Curtain Call" concept, consisting of 5,600 silicon rods hanging from an 18 meter diameter ring at Ron Arad's big screen debut.

DV01 is a bicycle concept aimed towards a contemporary target group, that considers the bicycle to be both a convenient means of transportation and a product with a high aesthetical value. Built by designer David Qvick.

Structend Light, inspired in a concept of tends and shadows of inner light in the tends. A beautiful piece with nice colors by Cláudio Cigarro.

SexPlex concept by Scottish student Ruth Dowie. Could this really be the future of one-night-stands for the promiscuous urban dweller?

Graphic design and exhibition design for The Keys.
Frankendael Foundation, Amsterdam. For the poster-design Studio Léon&Loes made an penrose illustration and used the laser-cutting technique.This enhanced the main concept of 'the research of space'.

Umbrella concept by Kam Leang intended to promote shared use and responsible design in Tokyo.

An update of the fabled Left vs Right concept map. Written and art-directed by David McCandless, designed by Stefanie Posavec.