# Bendable Floaters The Fold-a-Boat is a Seamless Hard-Shell Foldable Boat by Mathies & Frommeld By Deborah Kim | Published 2011-07-20 | Art & Design Source: Trend Hunter, https://www.trendhunter.com/trends/fold-a-boat References: [yankodesign](http://www.yankodesign.com/2011/07/19/foldaboat/) The Fold-a-boat, designed by Arno Mathies & Max Frommel,d is a hard-shell boat made from one single sheet of plastic. It is completely seamless and is perfect for the outdoorsman because of its accessibility and ability to pack down flat. The boat is designed for flat water environments, so don't take this baby out for any white water rafting. This would be a great first step to making a big investment like owning a boat. Plus, this vessel is can be folded down to an amazing 150cm x 60cm and has a nifty string that allows you to carry it around like a handbag. This convenient boat is perfect for anyone who enjoys the water, campers and families. ## Trend Insights (Trend Hunter) - Score: 3.4/10 - Popularity: 41% | Activity: 54% | Freshness: 8% - Audience gender: 70% men, 30% women - Primary generations: Millennial - Top markets: North America ## Categories [Trend Hunter](https://www.trendhunter.com/trends) > [Art & Design](https://www.trendhunter.com/artdesign) > [Design](https://www.trendhunter.com/design) ## Key Themes ### Why This Trend Is Growing - **Foldable Boats:** The Fold-a-Boat by Mathies & Frommel is an example of a seamless and hard-shell foldable boat, creating opportunities for increased accessibility and ease of transportation for boat owners. - **Single Sheet Plastic Manufacturing:** The use of a single sheet of plastic to create a hard-shell boat can lead to cost-effective and environmentally sustainable manufacturing processes for similar products in different industries. - **Flat Water Boating:** The Fold-a-Boat is designed for flat water environments, which opens up new opportunities for recreational water activities in calmer bodies of water. ### Industries Being Reshaped - **Outdoor Recreation:** The Fold-a-Boat offers a novel approach to boating that cuts down transportation and storage costs, which can disrupt the traditional boating industry, making it more accessible to outdoor enthusiasts. - **Plastic Manufacturing:** Single sheet plastic manufacturing can have a significant disruptive impact on the plastics and manufacturing industries by enabling cost-effective and sustainable manufacturing . - **Tourism:** In the tourism industry, Foldable boats can provide opportunities for water activities that are otherwise unavailable due to accessibility and transportation issues, promoting eco-tourism and sustainable outdoor recreation. ## Related on Trend Hunter - [Highly Portable Origami-Style Canoes](https://www.trendhunter.com/trends/mycanoe-solo-2.md) - [Flatpack Oceanic Lifeboats](https://www.trendhunter.com/trends/fold-and-rescue-lifeboat.md) - [Folding Electric Catamarans](https://www.trendhunter.com/trends/iziboat.md) - [Motorized Modular Boats](https://www.trendhunter.com/trends/modular-boat.md) - [All-Black Foldable Kayaks](https://www.trendhunter.com/trends/foldable-kayaks.md) - [Featherweight Folding Kayaks](https://www.trendhunter.com/trends/featherweight-folding-kayak.md) - [Blacked-Out Origami Kayaks](https://www.trendhunter.com/trends/oru-kayak-1.md) - [Collapsible Carbon Fiber Kayaks](https://www.trendhunter.com/trends/packable-kayak.md) - [Mobile Motorized Inflatable Watercraft](https://www.trendhunter.com/trends/goboat-20.md)