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Saving Up Space: Transforming, Multifunctional & Flat-Pack Furniture Designs & Ideas

In 1900, San Francisco entrepreneur William Murphy designed a fold-out bed that would allow him to court a young opera singer inside his studio apartment. The hidden bed was a workaround to ...

Thin Facade: Old Small Town Storefront Folds Down into 100-Seat Theater

Walking down the vintage commercial strip of Lyons, Nebraska, it looks like any other building with shop windows and a front door, sharing walls with neighboring structures, but that's all a ...

Buckle Your Seat: Leather Belt Brings Creative Class to ‘Cinch’ Folding Chairs

A twist on the traditionally dull folding chair, the 'Cinch' is simple to assemble, requiring no screws, glue or tools, but it also comes with a twist: a belt that buckles up to hold everything ...

Oru Origami-Inspired Folding Kayak is Back with an Updated Design

City dwellers with small apartments and limited storage can now own a kayak that folds up into a suitcase-sized package perfect for toting on your bike or public transit. The Oru Kayak originally ...

Flat-Pack Bicycle Helmet: Portable Paper Head Protection for Cyclists

As urban cycling continues to increase in popularity, bike commuters still face the same challenge: carrying a clunky helmet with them wherever they go. For part-time, on-demand cyclists in ...

Unfold Your Getaway: Canoe for City Dwellers Packs Down to a Suitcase

You can’t exactly fit a canoe through a narrow staircase in an apartment building, let alone take it on the metro, so for many sporty city dwellers, owning one may seem out of reach. Many ...

Fast-Flipping Flybike Folds for Easy Transport in Seconds

Pull up on the center of this electric bicycle’s frame and the whole thing instantly folds in half, making it easy to tote the smart-phone-connected bike virtually anywhere in the city. The Gi ...

Bike in a Backpack Folds Up Tiny & Weighs Just 11 Pounds

Dubbed 'Impossible' for its ability to pull off the seemingly unreachable goal of folding down so tiny it can fit inside a backpack, this electric bicycle can be carried virtually anywhere. The ...

Refold Workstation: Mobile Flat-Pack Cardboard Standing Desk

Two student designers have seen the future and building toward it with a flexible, foldable, affordable and recyclable cardboard desk that support the weight of a whole person but can also be ...

When Every Inch Counts: 14 More Clever Small Space Hacks

Making a tiny living space comfortable and practical means integrating multi-purpose furniture, custom built-ins and lots of other clever space-saving tricks. These 14 (more) small space hacks ...

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