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fromFast Company
1 week ago
Gadgets

This ingenious umbrella just solved a 175-year-old design flaw

The Ori umbrella replaces steel ribs with a frameless Miura-ori origami composite canopy, offering wind resistance and compact storage with a smart 3.5-centimeter OLED handle.
fromBusiness Insider
1 month ago
Science

14-year-old won $25,000 and 1st place for his innovative work on origami

Miura-ori origami fold offers a strong, lightweight, and highly compact design potentially improving deployable emergency structures, demonstrated by a 14-year-old's experiments.
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fromYanko Design - Modern Industrial Design News
1 month ago

The World's Smallest Full-Size Umbrella Has an OLED Screen - Yanko Design

This sleek little cylinder looks more like a fancy pen or a futuristic flashlight than an umbrella. And that's entirely the point. Ori just announced what they're calling the world's first frameless umbrella, and honestly, it's one of those "why didn't anyone think of this sooner" moments that makes you question everything. Designer: Modestas Balcytis The magic is in the origami.
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