Collapsibles a design album of space-saving objects

• Main Author: Mollerup, Per 1942- (Author)
• Format: Book
• Language: English
• Published: London Thames and Hudson 2001
• Subjects: Implements, utensils, etc; Design, Industrial
• Online Access: Click Here to View Status and Holdings.
• Physical Description: 232 pages illustrations [some colour] 22 cm
• Bibliography: Includes bibliographical references and index
• ISBN: 0500283095; 9780500283097

Collapsibles are objects that fold out for use and then fold back in again to save space. They include anything from sofabeds to Swiss army knives, Japanese lanterns to fireman's hoses and many other things that are designed to help life run more smoothly. This text identifies 12 principles of collapsibility (stress, folding, creasing, bellows, assembling, hinging, rolling, sliding, nesting, inflation, fanning, concertinas) and looks at examples of each in turn, before examining collapsibility in furniture of all kinds, from chairs and tables to sofas and storage.