We knock Nokia's premium line of Vertu cellphones not because, deep down, we really love them, but because they are cynical cash-ins, phones devoid of all but the most basic features priced to appeal to the moronic consumer who equates high price with high status.

So Norihiko Inoue's concept design neatly sums up the whole Vertu scam. Described by Inoue as a "celebration of empty space", the design is literally a shell with nothing inside. The conceit is that, sometime in the future, components will be so small that they can fit into the skin of a phone-sized handset. After all, unless you are Derek Zoolander, there is a lower practical limit to the size of a cellphone.

The buttons and screen rest on thin strips of shiny plastic which wrap around the air inside. Think of it as a real-world wireframe model. We have no idea if Inoue's choice of Vertu was intentional, but if so, this is probably the most satirical concept design we've ever seen.

Product page [norihikoinoue via Design Launches ]