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Just because you need to take water along for outdoor sports doesn’t mean that you have to use a huge and heavy bottle. As you will find water dispensers almost everywhere, what you need is merely a collapsible bottle which could be easily carried in bag. When you feel thirsty, just push the bottle’s cap to the side, push its bottom half into the top, fill into it some water by pulling its bottom, and then it’s time to enjoy water. [Read the rest of this entry...]

What if your chair breaths? It’s weird, huh? But have you imagined the great fun and comfort feeling it will bring to you? Believe me you wouldn’t like to leave the ‘Breathing Chair’ as long as you’re seated. Also known as Tofu Chair, the clever seating by Yu-Ying Wu is just a foam cube if none is sitting on it and once you sit down it turns into the shape of a chair.

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Designer Agnieszka Bar has recently come up with a range of bottles with collapsed bases, which are known for distorted forms. The bottles are all hand-made from glass. When filled with liquids like water, olive oil and vinegar, they look really beautiful and elegant. Just awesome!

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Conventional umbrellas come with a fixed surface. Although it is changeable, you cannot replace it easily. This eco-friendly design is more flexible. It is actually only a collapsible umbrella skeleton without any surface. So you can put anything such as newspapers, plastic bags or whatever you want to serve as the protecting surface. [Read the rest of this entry...]

This bike is fairly weird. You can ride it in prostrate position to get a better experience. Because of this unique design, you can get more storage space by hanging a bag beneath the bike on where the pedals originally located.

In addition, because of the unique collapsible wheel, it is also easier to be folded. [Read the rest of this entry...]

Because of the colored elastic silicone cover, your USB drive will be more interesting. [Read the rest of this entry...]

Shaped like a nautilus, this lamp shade is pretty beautiful. In addition, the collapsible design makes it easy to adjust brightness. [Read the rest of this entry...]

This unique lunch box comes with a chopsticks slot which makes it more convenient to enjoy Chinese food. The best point is that its collapsible design will provide a better way to carry lunch. [Read the rest of this entry...]

Although we foldable bike is very common in nowadays, I bet you never see a foldable bike with a foldable wheel. This time a student from England give us the chance to have a real folding bike.

Made from carbon fiber, this unique wheel is collapsible. So, your bike could be folded smaller and smaller. [Read the rest of this entry...]

Solar cooker is a eco-friendly thing, but traditional solar cooker is not easy to carry. This unique design comes with a collapsible structure which make it easy to carry. [Read the rest of this entry...]

In order to have a better balance, most vase is made from rigid material. However, if it is a vase as thin as a paper, and could even be collapsible, what do you think?

This unique vase from Jill-able is made from plastic. After being filled water, it could stand still to support itself. Cause its collapsible design, if you don’t have any flower, it is easy to be storage. [Read the rest of this entry...]

Different from normal PC, this one uses a projector rather than CRT/LCD as the display. You could have the best video experience with the projector which can be removed to better positioning. Plus, the collapsible keyboard and the retractive cords unit could avoid messy cords. [Read the rest of this entry...]

Measuring cups is good for cooking, but if you don’t have enough space, what you gonna do? Just try this collapsible cup set. Every cup of them could be collapsible just like a panel. [Read the rest of this entry...]

You don’t have enough space for dishes? Try this rack. While in need, it could hold many dishes for you; while not in use, you could easily put it anywhere without any trouble. [Read the rest of this entry...]