Precise concertina folds are used to create furniture and lighting designs with graceful opening and closing mechanisms.

The folded polyester fabric that forms the doors of the ‘Plissee cabinet’ by Anne Boenisch slides through a brass rod set inside the oiled oak wood frame and opens out into a spectacular gradient effect.

The folding doors of the ‘Accordion’ cabinet by Sebastian Neeb and Elisa Strozyk are made of a combination of veneer wood and textile that resembles a concertina or accordion.

A folded fabric door serves as a lightweight alternative to more traditional hard materials on Italian brand Lago’s ‘Et Voila’ wardrobe. When closed the fabric is pulled taut creating the illusion of a seamless solid surface.

Designed by Californian architect Max Gunawan, Lumio is an expandable and portable lamp made from Tyvek and FSC certified wood. The Tyvek pages automatically light up when 'opened' and get brighter as the wooden covers are pulled further apart. Once open the lamp is held in position with a system of concealed magnets.

Perched on four steel legs, the Wave Cabinet by Sebastian Errazuriz is made up of white-lacquered Baltic birch slats that pull apart like a fan to reveal its interior.