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Accordion Design

Products that can be crumpled and collapsed to fit into compact spaces

Implications - Living in highly urbanized and concentrated environments means that everything, from your furniture to your vehicle, must be able to fit into small and compact areas. Thus, designers are increasingly focusing their efforts on the design of collapsible products for easier storage. While recent years have seen a rise in foldable creations, these collapsible designs take on more of an accordion aesthetic, in which items can be twisted, folded and crumpled into incredibly compact sizes.
Trend Themes
1. Collapsible Designs - The rise of collapsible designs as a response to compact living in urban areas.
2. Accordion-style Storage and Collapsible Furniture - The trend of creating accordion-style storage and collapsible furniture for easy storage and portability.
3. Transparent Devices - The increasing popularity of transparent surfaces in gesture and touchscreen devices.
Industry Implications
1. Furniture - The furniture industry can develop products with collapsible designs suitable for compact living or outdoor activities.
2. Transportation - The transportation industry can invest in developing collapsible vehicles and wheelchairs suitable for maneuvering in small and compact spaces.
3. Electronics - The electronics industry can explore building transparent devices with augmented reality and intuitive platforms.
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Featured Examples

Airplane-Adjusted Wheelchairs
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Skycare Chair is Optimized for Aircraft Maneuvering and Independence
Passengers with two working legs may find it difficult to enough to move around an airplane during flight, making equipment such as the Skycare Chair invaluable to those with physical disabilities. A range… MORE
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The Thomas Laenner Transparent Tablet Concept is Stunning
The Thomas Laenner Transparent Tablet concept is aesthetically alluring and designed with functionality in mind. The space-aged tablet displays all visual content on a crystal clear surface,... MORE
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The Zigzag Shelf Opens from Flat for a Convenient Collapsible Furnishing
There is a time and a place for a grand and heavy bookcase, and those circumstances are not common amongst students. The Zigzag Shelf offers a clever solution to stashing tons of different things... MORE
Collapsible Wiry Furniture
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Motion by Anne Boenisch is Minimalist and Easily Portable
The furniture collection titled Motion by Anne Boenisch is beautifully simple and highly practical. Comprised of wiry, airy pieces, each one collapses conveniently for easy storage and portability.... MORE
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Ar Vag by Thibault Penven is Both Functional and Aesthetically Refined
Just like setting up a tent, Ar Vag by Thibault Penven is a collapsible boat that can transform from a miscellaneous pile of rigid boards and waterproof skin into a fully functioning watercraft in a... MORE
play_circle_filledCollapsible Electric Vehicles
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The Hiriko Fold Can Crumple into a Compact Shape for Parking
When it comes to parking in tight spaces, the Hiriko Fold will make the activity tremendously easier. The Hiriko Fold is an electric vehicle, designed by a team of researchers from MIT’s... MORE

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