Small masterpieces: 40 examples of brilliant design ideas

Brilliant designers live among us! But not all of them create skyscrapers or collections of high-fashion dresses, photos of which are printed on the covers of magazines around the world. Some of them make very small things – but that doesn't make them any less brilliant.

Sidewalk paved in the form of a carpet

The Itsukushima Shinto shrine appears at the bottom of the plate when the sauce is poured into it

The college has released water bottles for students with a map of the campus and marked taps and fountains where you can fill the bottle

Columns around a school in Ireland in the form of pencils

The logo on the umbrella appears only when it rains

Just milk bags for cat lovers

A mug with a loop that prevents the label from the tea bag from falling into the cup – and fits it into the picture, turning it into a kite

Astronomical palette with shadows

Bench made of twisted paving slabs

When the jacket gets wet, a floral pattern appears on it

A clock that moves numbers, not hands

A bench near the library

A crane painted to look like a giraffe

For knights: the key to the house in the shape of a sword

For a social dinner: a picture of a tuxedo on the inside of the lid in a pizza box

National Geographic gallery designed the door handles in the form of the brand logo

Wall mounted cat climbers perfectly save space in a cramped apartment

A jacket that turns into a retroreflector in the dark

Owl eyes do not allow you to confuse decaf and caffeinated coffee, even for those who can not read the information on the pack

Mineral water from Switzerland

The candles on this menorah can be lit and extinguished with a single movement of the hand

The handle on the door to the knife shop. You will not doubt whether you have come to the right place!

The jar perfectly imitates a plastic bag with a clasp

These forks are served in the restaurant on the Eiffel Tower

A whale-shaped napkin dispenser-and a fountain is always with it

In the suburbs of Seattle, there is a skate park in the shape of an egg

Wedding rings with laser-etched couple's fingerprints

A sign warning that the floor is wet, in the form of a shark fin

Pills for regulating the heart rate can not be confused with anything!

There are small surprises hidden on the ventilation grate in the Stockholm metro-you can look for them along the way, so that the ride is not so boring

A piece of sugar in the shape of a teapot

Crab Pen Holder

The wolf logo on the back door of the car lights up when you press the brake

A table in a street cafe that denies gravity

Street lamp in the shape of a brush

The flowers on the Lego bonsai are made in the shape of small pink frogs

Another pew-book-this time in the library of Alexandria

The sky and clouds are painted on the ceiling of a subway train car

Wooden bicycle frame with an unusual design

On the facade of a building in Chicago, a map of the area is drawn, on which the building itself is marked