There is a good chance that you will gain new-found respect for the accordion after you have checked out all of these awesome accordion innovations. The accordion has a unique design that allows it to be adapted into everything, from a high-fashion headdress to a piece of furniture.
While other instruments may sound better, none of them have designs that are anywhere near as flexible (literally and figuratively) as the accordion. When is the last time you ever saw someone turning off a flute lamp, or took a load off on a chair shaped like a piano? Even if you do not have a musical bone in your body, you should still spend some time clicking through all of these awesome accordion innovations. Where else would you get to see a tablet/smartphone designed in the shape of an accordion?
30 Awesome Accordion Innovations
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Accordion Tablet Smartphones
The LG Triptych Concept Phone Folds Out to a Full Screen
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Exclusive Accordion Timepieces
The Manufacture Royale Opera Tourbillon Watch Costs $1.2 Million
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Accordion Houses
The Wooden 'Dragspelhuset' Cabin Expands For a Finer Lake View
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Accordion Neck Wear
Fernanda Pereira's Must-Have Accessories Are All About Pleats
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Collapsing Accordion Chair
Flexiblelove Furniture Seats 16 People or Just 1
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Amalgamated Accordion Seating
The Mixed-Media Floris Wubben 'No. 3 Bench'
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Newspaper Instruments
Kyle Bean for Hermes UK 2010 Window Displays
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Accordion Cut Swimwear
Sexy Suits in the Zimmermann Summer 2010 Look Book
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Accordion Couture
Antwerp Channels Glamour With Sci-Fi Twist
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Accordion-Style Soap Pumps
Eco Soap Dispenser by Sonic Can Dramatically Help the Environment
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Accordion Headdresses
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Worm-Like Amplifiers
The Creature Speaker Twists and Turns for Optimal Acoustics
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Accordion Furniture
The Aline Lounge Collection Modernizes Victorian Tufted Upholstery
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Instrumental Sound Amplifiers
The Music Accordion Speakers are Perfect for All Kinds of Music
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Geeky Virtual Instruments
Forget Rock Band, Play the Polka on Accordion Hero!
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Accordion-Like Listening Devices
The Compact Folding Speakers from Design Warehouse
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Flatpack Accordion Furnishings
Selfdiscipline by Nika Zupanc is a Line of Fanned Out Funiture
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Crushable Trashcans
Sukwon & Sungwoo Park's Armstrong Bin Stomps Out Garbage
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Literary Accordion Lamps
Book Table Light Folds Out into a Warming Glow
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Accordion-Inspired Furniture
The et Demi Couch by Lundi et Demi Transforms Your Couch
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Accordion Clothes Racks
The Collapsible Garment Hanger Comes in Handy for All Occasions
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Accordion Bedside Tables
Designer Furniture By Swedish Marie Lindblad Gives You Options
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Accordion DVD Cases
The Buenos Aires Days and Nights of Tango is Musically Bound
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Accordion Keyboards
The Compact Keystick Folding Keyboard is Great for Worker Bees
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Novel Accordion Lights
The Book Lamp by Myung-Seo Kang Should Play Music Too
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Expanding Accordion Chairs
Chishen Chiu 'FlexibleLove Virgin' Furniture is Surprisingly Stretchy
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Capless USB Drives
FLX is Like an Accordion
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Slinky Eco Seating
FlexibleLove Recycled Furniture Expands and Contracts at Whim
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Accordion Dressers
A Silent, Pleated Wooden Chest of Drawers
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Peace Through Accordions
Gregory Warner Documents His Musical Journey Through Afghanistan
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