# Boxy Sieve Designs The Folding Colander Flattens Completely for Compact Cupboard Storage By Amelia Roblin | Published 2014-02-13 | Art & Design Source: Trend Hunter, https://www.trendhunter.com/trends/folding-colander References: [designwright](http://www.designwright.co.uk) There isn't much that you can do to make [pots and pans](https://www.trendhunter.com/trends/kilne-1) any easier to stash in your kitchen cabinets and drawers, but the Folding Colander has been designed to make an often awkward object a great deal simpler to store. This DesignWright product is now sold through Joseph Joseph as a scrumptiously practical [space-saving solution](https://www.trendhunter.com/trends/kossebar). Retrieve this perforated board from the slim slot in which you keep it and just fold it at its hinging creases. A boxy shape will result and this can be secured by fastening tiny polypropylene teeth into little notches. You're left with two handles for convenient grasping of the Folding Colander, and once your food rinse is complete, it's easy to unfurl the implement for quick cleaning. ## Trend Insights (Trend Hunter) - Score: 4.2/10 - Popularity: 88% | Activity: 31% | Freshness: 8% - Audience gender: 50% men, 50% women - Primary generations: Gen Z, Millennial, Gen X - Top markets: North America, Europe ## Categories [Trend Hunter](https://www.trendhunter.com/trends) > [Art & Design](https://www.trendhunter.com/artdesign) > [Design](https://www.trendhunter.com/design) ## Key Themes ### Key Themes Behind This Trend - **Compact Storage Solutions:** The design of the Folding Colander offers a disruptive innovation opportunity in creating compact storage solutions for kitchen utensils. - **Space-saving Design:** The folding feature of the Folding Colander presents a disruptive innovation opportunity in creating space-saving designs for kitchen tools. - **Convenient Kitchen Gadgets:** The practicality of the Folding Colander in terms of storage and functionality opens up disruptive innovation opportunities in creating convenient kitchen gadgets. ### Where This Applies - **Kitchen Utensils:** The Folding Colander provides a disruptive innovation opportunity in the kitchen utensils industry by offering a space-saving and practical design. - **Kitchen Storage:** The compact storage design of the Folding Colander presents a disruptive innovation opportunity in the kitchen storage industry. - **Home Organization:** The Folding Colander's compact and convenient design offers a disruptive innovation opportunity in the home organization industry. ## Related on Trend Hunter - [Compact Portable Dish Racks](https://www.trendhunter.com/trends/dish-rack-2.md) - [Folding Air Fryers](https://www.trendhunter.com/trends/fry-n-fold-digital-air-fryer.md) - [Flat-Packed Sleek Dish Racks](https://www.trendhunter.com/trends/aurea.md) - [Expandable Construction Cutting Boards](https://www.trendhunter.com/trends/flexiboard.md) - [Portable Compact Kettles](https://www.trendhunter.com/trends/foldable-kettle.md) - [Folding Garment Care Caddies](https://www.trendhunter.com/trends/joseph-joseph-pocket-plus.md) - [Origami-Inspired Lunch Boxes](https://www.trendhunter.com/trends/foldibox-2.md) - [Drop-Shaped Salad Spinners](https://www.trendhunter.com/trends/drop-colander.md) - [Collapsible Microwave Appliances](https://www.trendhunter.com/trends/foldable-microwave.md)