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Dystopian Concept Designs by “Peter Who Draws”

At first glance, the designs by concept artist “E wo kaku Peter” (“Peter who draws”) appear to be merely fanciful, like these:

Formula One tow car

Ancient Egyptian hard drive

Dracula extermination kit

The first hint that Peter’s got some underlying thoughts about a consumerist society appears with this drawing of a bland, joyless, generic, faceless toy.

Toy

And these needlessly overcomplicated product designs.

Electric toothbrush that runs on power tool batteries

Hi-tech train ticket puncher

Hi-tech bread bag plastic tie

Hi-tech needle threader

Augmented cell phone

He’s got some thoughts on technology, infrastructure and public space, too.

Public Twitter terminals

Public smartphone

Cyber (e-?)mailbox

Takoyaki (octopus ball) maker built into a manhole

As well as some commentary on the fetishization of military equipment.

Militarized spray bottle

The Kawaii (“cute”) machine pistol

The Kawaii (“cute”) machine pistol

Rental-umbrella-stand-based machine gun dispenser, 1

Rental-umbrella-stand-based machine gun dispenser, 2

He also gets some jabs in at what we spend our time doing and how we treat nature and the environment, including our own bodies.

Mobile gaming rig

A “Planter PC”

Disposable lungs

Perceived commentary aside, the bulk of the projects on Peter’s website are of military vehicles and robots. He periodically releases new work on his Twitter account.

On the latter he occasionally releases video of his drawing process.

The man’s got skills.