COLLAPSIBLE. The Genius of Space-Saving Design

Author: Mollerup, Per
Country: Denmark
Language: English
Year Published: 2001
No. of pages: 232
Illustrations: 334 Color Illustrations. 145 B&W Illustrations.
Binding: Softbound with Transparent Jacket
Size: 9”x 8 1/2”
Weight: 2.00
ISBN: 811832368
Biblio/Bio: Index. Bibl.
Code: 5429

Price: $49.50

This amusing and attractive design catalogue of all things foldable, expandable, telescoping, erectable, inflatable, stackable, and ultimately collapsible presents the world of compacted forms in more than 500 drawings and photographs, most in color. Internationally renowned Danish designer Mollerup looks at everything from cameras that close up to keyboards that curl. Murphy beds, building toys, folding scooters, paper cups, portable showers, pocketknives, camp shelters, and matryoshka dolls are illustrated and explained, as well as such unlikely inventions as a 1918 bulletproof vest that telescopes into a heavy belt, and a disposable cardboard chair.