Taking the Oru Kayak for a ride. Photo: Buster Hein/Cult of Mac I consider myself to be “the adventurous type” but I’ve never once kayaked, thanks to two big hurdles: I live in the desert, and I drive ...

German product designer Daniel Schult has come with an alternative, however, in the form of a folding kayak that can be carried like a backpack. First of all, yes, American manufacturer Oru does ...

Earlier this year, Inhabitat was excited to introduce you to Oru, the Origami Kayak. The 12-foot-long, 25-inch-wide elegant, one-man kayak folds into its own compact carrying case, making it easy to ...

The best products are the ones that solve a problem. When it comes to owning a kayak, one of the biggest problems is where to store it when it’s not in use. For some, it’s as easy as standing it up in ...

If you’re squeezed for space in your tiny city apartment, chances are your beloved but bulky outdoor gear will be the first to go in the downsizing process. The folks at Oru Kayak, however, are hoping ...

Oru Kayak has long offered some of the market's most compact, conveniently portable watercraft. Now the company is expanding the appeal of its lineup by pairing its vessels with an equally compact, ...

It was a profile of master origamist Dr. Robert J. Lang found in the pages of The New Yorker that inspired Anton Willis to create a foldable kayak. His first iteration, made of the same corrugated ...

Sometimes, it’s not necessity that’s the mother of invention, but a small apartment. In 2008, architect Anton Willis moved from rural California to San Francisco. There wasn’t room for his fiberglass ...