I could tell you how cool Foldboat is, but seriously, that should be pretty obvious. This new full-sized foldable plastic boat is capable of sailing with a person inside it AND fits in your backpack!

Design students Max Frommeld and Arno Mathies were both studying for their Masters degrees in production design at London’s Royal College of Art when one day they came up with the idea for the Foldboat.

During a workshop in which they were encouraged to make furniture out of paper, they started making origami boats and realised they could put their idea into action. The single sheet can be folded over and over again up to 6 000 times and the Foldboat comes in two designs – one that folds into an easy-to-carry parcel and one that unfolds completely flat.

Creator Arno said it takes minutes to assemble, comprising of just three folds and a couple of clips to hold the sides in place. 

“By manipulating the material, we have created live hinges allowing you to fold and un-fold the plastic sheet into the shape of a boat. It’s a bit like the hinge on the lid of a shampoo bottle and it can be folded multiple times.”

Check it out below. They can be ordered from Foldboat’s website.

[Source: Daily Mail]