When people design, they kick some serious behinds. That’s the beauty of designing - you can make an entire virtual world and bring your imagination to life through all sorts of drawings, graphics etc. you will know why when you see these pictures and read about this project – Russian Sochi. These are artificial islands and buildings that will be erect on the Black Sea in just a few years according to designers A.Asadov architectural studio. It has five parts - Pier-Hotel, Catamaran, Sea-Star, Olympic Island and Southern Outpost. There is a lot of reclamation planned and they will be making a heaven on earth, quite literally by the looks of it. The biggest of all these will be the Olympic island which will have five-circled platforms tied to one another with pedestrian over passes and highway bridges. The five platforms will represent five continents – Asia, Europe, America, Australia and Africa.

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Here is the most ingenious design concept for a milk carton. Designed by Julien De Repentigny, it is a carton shaped in the form of the word MILK. Pouring milk from this creatively designed carton sounds like a lot of fun. There is no way you can’t find the milk once you start using this carton. And if you love milk, then this carton is the best item to flaunt your love for this healthy drink. Simply awesome, this concept definitely needs to get a patent soon.

[Coroflot]

If you like ceramic products, here is a useful ceramic item for your kitchen. Israeli designers Studio Lama have created a beautiful ceramic vase that incorporates a kitchen timer. The designers claim that this ceramic vase actualizes “1+1=3” in a distinct and refreshing manner. The unique timer is held in place by a wooden rod. Upgrading the status of both the Vase as well as the Timer, this unique integration has allowed both to take their proper place in the kitchen.

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Blind people are as fashion conscious as sighted people and Universal phone is ideal for them to make a fashion statement. The Universal Phone can be used by blind as well as sighted people. Sighted people get the subtle tactile feedback they’re missing with ordinary touch-screens and blind people get a new interface made of braille. The little raised dot on the number 5 on almost all mobile keypads has inspired the designer to come with this innovative idea.

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For all those people who love to have their things customized, Stat Key Company has found a way to make your keys as innovative as possible. Former car designer for Honda R&D Americas designs simple blank keys in brass and feature animals, chess pieces and icon interpretations. Further you can even upload an image and describe your design in order to get custom made keys of your very own. The only hitch is that these key fit into Kwikset lock only.

[Coroflot]

Designer Zoran Sunjic from Croatia has created a unique handrail system that will come in handy especially in dark places. A creative concept LED handrail system, it promises to guide people through stairs in the darkness. What is more these hand rails will help save energy as they will eliminate the need for bright lights in places that are not used as frequently. Simply awesome, not only are these handrails useful and energy saving but they also look great.

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Designer Dzmitry Samal will surely captivate you with his designs that he likes to refer to as the New Retro-Futurism as they combine elements of both the eras. He believes that the future for design is a combination of past experience and heritage which is carefully combined with today’s advanced technology. This is exactly what will be depicted in his latest creations which he created at his Paris based design studio. The two new designs the, the Alien Lamp and the Human Table are slated to go into production by September 2009. The Alien Lamp is a floor lamp realized in natural or painted poplar plywood floor with a simple continuous shape and a characteristic profile. Made from a strong light weight material known as Poplar plywood, this lamp is highly resistant to cracking, breaking, shrinkage, twisting and warping. The Human Table on the other hand is inspired by human beauty and sensuality. The table boasts of two human forms which appear to be four male legs which support the table top. Made from soft plastic with metal structure inside for support, this table is suitable for both indoor and outdoor use.

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As the name rightly suggests, Infinity is a never ending shelf system that runs along the curves and corners on walls with the help of supple yet resistant plywood laths placed on an alignment of consoles. The Infinity shelf system is sold in a kit that requires to be assembled by the user. Once the shelf is fixed the visual continuity appears to be devoid of break-off points. Developed by Samuel Accoceberry, this shelf system won France Red Dot Award - Design Concept 2008.

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Talented designers like Stefanie Ilgner are truly god gifted. This German designer has designed an immortal work of art. It is a relaxation lounger which can be used indoors as well as outdoors. It is developed from wood treated with UV-resistent oil and also water- and colorprotect textiles by JAB ANSTOETZ. This multi purpose lounger can be used for sauna and steam as well. What more, the wood- and textile-color can be customized according to individual choice. Well this lounger could be the best possible way to release your physical as well as mental stress after an exhausting day at work.

[Designspotter]

This is a couple of yacht concepts. Super S yacht that is made for speeeeed and that looks extremely futuristic and also a lot like a submarine is one. The other, Magma, is the more ancient styled with the modern touch. It will feature a jigsaw-like hull surface that resembles lava cooling down. It will also have a helipad. These are designed by French designer Sylvian Viau of SV design. Interesting.

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This isn’t a sting ray. It is a design for a massive, luxury transport that will be a cross connection between a cruise ship and a passenger aircraft. It is called Mobula and was designed by Chris Cooke, a 2009 graduate of Coventry University's transport design program. It is supposed to be called an ekranoplan and apparently have been in development since the cold war, and both the USSR and US military's produced a number of vehicles for both testing and potential deployment. But that dream never came true and only a small number of civilian and military ekranoplans are currently in service (I really didn’t know!).

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Rob van Hontem is one creative designer. The guy has used the inspiration of a spinning top to create the lovely and extremely unique Dancing Vases. Just like the object of their inspiration these vases spin beautifully on a spinning top. The Dancing vases are snapshots of these movements, and show how the spinning produces different shapes. Simply beautifully, these vases produced by Nylon are definitely a great piece of work. Aptly named, the Dancing Vases are truly a class apart.

[Coroflot]

You can always count on Art Lebedev to captivate your imagination with their unique concepts. Their latest concept is no exception to this rule either. Art Lebedev has once again captivated our imagination by designing the concept Navigarius GPS. The Navigarius is a round-screened concept device that will surely impress sci-fi freaks. Futuristic, it has a round touchscreen, USB, microSD, and a cigarette lighter adapter. Simply amazing, the futuristic round design has impressed me to no end. There are no plans about this unique concept going into production yet, but that doesn’t stop us from drooling and dreaming does it?

[Gizmodo]

Lamps are always pretty things to have at home. It lights up the room and surroundings (no pun intended). 45 Kilo, a design studio in Weimer, Germany came up with this concept of a Light Hallo. It is a reduced floor lamp and is made of powder coated steel and aluminum. It is ideal for having in homes that have strange distances between the bed and the bed stand or if you don’t have a bed stand – to read at night maybe? It was design by German designers Philipp Schöpfer and Daniel Klapsing of 45 Kilo. Very nice. Their homes must be filled with lamps, don’t you think?

[Contemporist]

Cell phones are now an integral part of our lives. Even if we want to ignore it and shoo it away, it would only be for a couple of hours. So since the cell phone is so important for us, this designer thought why not use it to help in our other chores at home. Like switching on the lamp and changing its colors. This lamp is a regular white lamp which you can adjust accordingly to warm, candlelight, daylight and cold environments – using your cell phone. That is, for different activities, you can select different color shades to suit the situation. Like for example, green forests or blue oceans for relaxation, red and orange fires for creativity and romance and yellow flowers for attention. This is a design by Peter Kuhar’s Modula called Color Therapy Lamp. The company is also planning to provide an API for controlling the colors from a number of devices.

[Mocoloco]