MIT engineers and origami innovators have reimagined the umbrella. Called Ori, it features a frameless design that compresses a 1-metre canopy into a pocket-sized 3.5 × 23 centimetre cylinder using NASA-grade folding principles. The canopy becomes the structure itself - no ribs, no typical failure points.
Every year, 1.2 billion umbrellas snap, tear, and end up in landfills. Ori eliminates this through wind-resistant composite design with nano coating, plus a smart handle with OLED display and one-touch open.
Liking this, though it’s a bit pricey. A lot of new products are being reinvented to save landfills from razors to toothbrushes to umbrellas. Loving the fresh perspective in this looking like its form Bladerunner, making things well rather than disposable in our minds because they’re single-use or so cheap we bin them without thinking.
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Inspiration by Mark