Collapsible

Trak has been building portable skin-on-frame kayaks for over a decade and is now ready to enter the 2.0 phase. Its Trak 2.0 is a combination of carbon fiber, aluminum and polyurethane that travels to and from your destination by car trunk, rail car, plane or shoulders.

Over the years, one of the biggest trends we've seen in water bottle design is the collapsible bottle that compacts down to pocket size when empty. The Hydaway offers a slightly different take on the trend, its silicone body compacting like an accordion into a flat, pocketable disc.

Lapdeck combines the comfort of sitting on the sofa with the good posture and productivity levels associated with sitting at a desk. As a bonus, it's collapsible down to the size of an envelope, and made from recyclable cardboard.

If you spend your workday in a busy office, you'll know how difficult it can be to switch off and take a proper break. With this in mind, designer Eden Lew has conceived a wearable isolation pod called the Nutshell that aims to improve the quality of break times.

Folding and electric bikes have proven fertile ground for innovation recently, but what about bikes that are both electric and foldable? The Impossible bike folds up to fit in your backpack and is capable of reaching 12.4 mph (20 km/h) on the road courtesy of a brushless electric motor.

Portland, Oregon-based company The Original Nomad has just launched a collapsable hot tub that's aimed at campers. It folds into a relatively small cube for ease of transport and looks large enough to entertain a few very good friends at once.

In 2013, Hydrapak introduced its SoftFlask series of soft-sided TPU water bottles designed to collapse into your pocket. The all-new Stash combines this soft-sided design with a flat bottom that snaps together with the top, making the packed bottle even easier to transport.

The collapsible and portable Aussietank comes flat packed in three different sizes and is an economic solution to help households harvest water without the expense of permanent water tank installation.

Young Australian humanitarian and social entrepreneur, Alastair Pryor has created a foldable crisis relief shelter for disaster victims and the housing displaced. Dubbed Compact Shelter, the portable dwelling boasts an innovative design that is simple to use, collapsible and lightweight.

Keeping mobile electronic devices powered up can be difficult for the modern camper and hiker. Windpax addresses such users with a collapsible, portable wind turbine system designed to not take up too much space in a backpack.

The Bloom helmet from Japanese company Toyo Safety is designed to save lives when emergencies strike. Streamlined for portability and storage, it opens out in under a minute to stop falling debris causing injury or even death.

The WaterWear pack is a collapsible backpack designed to to ease the burden many in developing countries face in transporting water.