To me, boats are about great adventures. Being out on the water – even near a city – has a freedom and magic that’s hard to describe. But when I first started work on the Oru Kayak, I had no idea how ...

Anyone looking for a boat which fold up into a flat pack, might be interested in the new Oru Kayak fold up canoe which is now starting its journey over on the Kickstarter website, and has already ...

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 ...

The ancient art of origami is a lesson in symmetry and patience. It also results in some great looking paper swans. Oh, those swans will float all right. But they're not well-equipped to transport you ...

This is an archived article and the information in the article may be outdated. Please look at the time stamp on the story to see when it was last updated. (CNN) — Origami, the Japanese art of paper ...

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 ...

Oru Kayak has returned to Kickstarter for 1/5 time to launch their latest generation of folding kayak canoes. The lightweight, portable kayak offers a simple and accessible way to explore rivers and ...

If the idea of an afternoon kayaking sounds like the perfect escape but the reality of storing a boat in your apartment seems daunting, Oru has created a kayak for urban dwellers that folds up in an ...

Anton Willis grew up in rural Mendocino County, with easy access to rivers, lakes, and the ocean. A recreational but not avid kayaker, he was forced to become even less active in the sport in 2008 ...

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A tiny city apartment isn't a great place to store a 12-foot long kayak. But for outdoorsy types, cities can be a tease as they're often located near bodies of water but with housing that's far from ...