A fat-bottomed Nokia phone?

(Credit: Heikki Juvonen)

I'm a little tired of the candy bars and slider phones that seem to define today's mobile phone appearance. So anything that pushes the design envelope out of the rut without being ridiculously OTT gets my vote.

Heikki Juvonen is one such designer who has gone for odd-looking in his Nokia concept phone outing, which, oddly enough, has an aesthetic energy that's both futuristic and ergonomic. The end result is a handset that somehow sits well in the hand without being awkward to handle. Now let's hope Nokia loves this fat-bottom effort just as much to consider it in an upcoming lineup.

(Source: Crave Asia via Yanko Design)

[John_Johnson]

Have fun putting it in your pocket

[7aji88]

yeah right, this looks like a cell phone /S

[darkcobra]

Well gotta agree. It is handful. Still . . . there's something kinda kewl about it.

[Zeeshan47]

it's only ergonomic to dial with. imagine holding that beast up to your face for more than 10 minutes.

[TechnoMan475392]

Fat bottom phones you make this rockin world go round!

[fcg1502]

Haha, awesome reference! One of my favorites!

[tech_junky48]

Is it just me, or does the red button/light/thing on the side make it look like it was made by the Klingons?

[fuzbears]

Being someone who uses a belt clip, this would work great.. Would feel more like you were holstering a gun though. And think how big a battery this thing could handle due to thickness being less of issue...

If anyone has used a symbol(motorola) data collection device, you may see a potential market for it. There one handed use is king..