Designer Roger Arquer has created a series of conceptual
mousetraps that are intended "only to catch mice, not to kill
them". Update: this project is included in Dezeen Book of Ideas,
which is on sale now for £12. The four different traps -
including Mouse in a Pint (top image) and Mouse in a Light Bulb
(above) - are each made of everyday household items. Arquer
first developed the project in 2004 but these images are brand
new and have not been published before. Above: Mouse in a
Planting Pot. Below: Mouse in a Bottle Arquer previously
designed the Fish Bowls that were one of the most popular
stories on Dezeen in the last few months. Here's some text from
Arquer: By Roger Arquer These traps have been developed only to
catch mice, not to kill them. It leaves up to the catcher the
future of the mouse. The materials and the mechanics used are
not aggressive, which makes it a friendly mousetrap. Clear
glass, metal springs, paper clips, metal nut. The concept was
developed for a very simple, elegant and efficient