Because it’s not the first foldable guitar we’ve ever seen or introduced here, this one from designers Shlomi Daniel and Uri Nir must have gotten its own unique features, e.g. its tension release mechanism that promises the guitar a perfect timbre even after it is repeatedly folded and unfolded. Still, like all other foldable guitars, the instrument could be easily and conveniently carried around for a outdoor use.
We’re always trying to park as more cars as possible in one place— but since the space is limited, why not park your cars in a different way, such as fold your car up for parking/storage? Originally dreamt up by Boston’s MIT-Media lab, the collapsible vehicle is now developed by a consortium of seven small Basque firms under the name Hiriko Driving Mobility (Hiriko is the Basque word for ‘urban’) and is hoped to hit the market by mid-2013. The EV is quite small, coming with only two seats, and it will collapse into a much smaller one when parks vertically. And it’s durable too, capable of running for 75 miles without needing a recharge. When the EV finally comes into production, there’re two ways for people to use it: either purchase one for 12,500 Euros (just over $16,000) or rent one for the day.
Flaca, which is Spanish for skinny, is an ultra-thin foldable lamp completely laser-cut from a piece of stainless steel. It’s easy to assemble in just five steps, requiring no other tools but only your bare hands. The lamp is adjustable too, offering various heights to meet your different needs.
Install the Clipp to any wood or plastic plates and then you can create your own tables… When not in use, the Clipp is also smart enough to ensure an easy storage.
The snowy winter makes you yearn for skiing while its cost is too high? Never mind, you may try another kind of sport: walking on the snow wearing these Foldable Snowshoes. It prevents your feet from sticking in the snow, but can bring you much closer to the beautiful scenery.
Hot egg is the most popular food in my family whenever the winter comes, as it not only warms my hands but also warms my stomach. It’s a pity that the eggs cannot keep hot for a long time, and they usually become cold after my way to offices. Thus I need something to reheat them. The ultra-portable Heater Egg Card seems like a good choice. It utilizes a wire-web and thin skin that envelops the egg to reduce heating time; features a collapsible casing that can be folded as thin as a credit card, thus to ensure us an easy carrying; still, it also comes with a USB charging style, which makes it practical in places without an electricity outlet.
Foldable, portable and practical, the ‘Radler Trail Camp’ by Timberland is a lightweight and water-repellent shoe quite suitable for outdoor activities. It is especially excellent for the foldable design, featuring a zipper along its sole so that the shoe can fold along its center when not in use. With that unique feature, even with simply one bag you can take almost ten pairs of shoes at one time, as they take up really small space indeed.
Klaffi Shelf is an ideal shelving device for small apartment. Designed by Finnish Eeva Lithovius, the shelf takes up space only when open; when not in use, you can simply fold it up and lay it flat against the wall.
Quite frequently we see common things endowed with new functions or totally changed into other devices when designers try to use them in a different way, and these smart phone stands are rightly the result of innovative redesigns. As the lenses are replaced with transparent cups, these glasses then performs well to keep electronic other devices in place. They’re still foldable too, thus ensuring an easy transportation.
“Catch” features a temperature-resistant construction, performing well to prevent the grease or sauce from splattering whenever you rest it flat on a pan or use it as a barrier around the pan. When not in use, simply fold it up and put it in the drawer, and that wouldn’t require too much space.
Certainly it’s not the first time we introduce foldable instruments, however Brian Chen’s Foldable Ukuleles still impresses us. Made with laser-cut bamboo plywood, the ukulele is simple to assemble, costing you merely about half a day. More importantly, with a foldable function, the ukulele could be conveniently transported everywhere: simply fold it up and go on your trip.
The material is really magic, as it can fold up itself automatically once you shine the light on it. But as a matter of fact, the principle of the origami is quite simple: different types of materials feature different levels of ability to absorb energy. So you can successfully do the experiment too: prepare a sheet of pre-stressed plastic, print bold black lines onto it, trim the sheet into the shape you want, and shine an infra-red light on it – look, the material then folds itself. Incredible? You should have a try too.
Edelkrone’s Pocket Rig is a small stabilizer that can attach to DSLR cameras and offer you a good support of your camera. It is 100% machined aluminum and stainless steel but weighs less just 1.25lb, thus quite lightweight for transportation. Even though it’s not something that can totally prevent camera shake, it at least can ensure a better photography than you gave ever expected.
While we frequently see foldable paper animals, flowers or something else, have you ever met a foldable paper cover? Designed by Hamburg-based agency Paperlux for a magazine, the geometric cover is constructed of more than 140 triangles that allow the readers to fold the cover into any shapes they may want. Also, the cover can be used as foldable wrap for gifts if you no longer need it on the magazine.
Metal seems cold while wood makes you warm? Well, then welcome you to a new age that prefers folding wood as iPad cases, cellphone cases, or laptop cases. The folding wood is made by a Dutch digital manufacturing company Snijlab, who uses laser cutting technique to make tiny cuts on wood sheets and thus makes them fully bent in all directions without breaking.
