Designer Richard Clarkson has created a conceptual smartphone with a rotary dial. More »

London designer Dominic Wilcox created this stylus that straps over his nose for using his touch-screen phone in the bath. Update: this project is included in Dezeen Book of Ideas, which is on sale now for £12. More »

Milan 2011: Swedish designers Claesson Koivisto Rune unveiled this mobile phone design at Superstudio Piu at Tortona Design Week in Milan. More »

San Francisco designer Yves Behar has designed the inaugural product from new Danish mobile phone brand Æsir. More »

Japanese designer Tokujin Yoshioka has created a transparent mobile phone. More »

This mobile phone concept by London designer Patrick Hyland can be charged by the heat in your pocket. More »

London Design Festival 2010: at his shop in London this week Jasper Morrison presents this telephone he’s designed for Swiss brand Punkt. More »

Designer Ronen Kadushin has designed an open-source mallet for smashing up iPhones. More »

Digital communications agency Etre have created gloves that expose the tips of the thumb and index finger, specifically designed for using touch-screen devices. More »

Chinese designer Daizi Zheng has created a conceptual mobile phone for Finnish brand Nokia that could be powered by sugary drinks. Update: this project is included in Dezeen Book of Ideas, which is on sale now for £12. More »

Japanese designer Nosigner has designed Drip Grip and XY, two new concepts for Japanese mobile phone company KDDI. More »

San Francisco-based designers One & Co have collaborated with mobile phone manufacturers HTC in Taiwan to design the Touch Diamond handset. More »

Milan 08: London-based ChauhanStudio will launch four new telephones for SunCorp Communications in Milan during the furniture fair next month. More »

Industrial designers Priestman Goode have invented a simple, cheap landline telephone that fits inside an A5 envelope and can be sent via regular post. More »