Klemens Torggler Reinvents The Door

While the style and design of doors have changed considerably over the years, the way doors works in terms of how they open and close has remained relatively unchanged, until now that is.

Sliding, rotating, automatic, and hinged have been the key ways to open and close a door until Austrian designer, Klemens Torggler started to take a look at this every day object.

Dubbed the "Evolution Door", this highly unorthodox design is part of a series of seven from the Vienna based artist who first started working on alternative door designs in 1997.

Torggler has called the system "Drehplattentür", which translates as the "flip panel door" and is based on rotating squares where the “special construction makes it possible to move the door sideways without the use of tracks".

The door functions curtsey of four strategically attached triangles which detach, rotate, and fold with nothing more than a flick of the wrist. The beauty of this is that it allows for the screen to be moved from side to side without the need for a track which according to Torggler "opens up new applications for the door."

Unlike the traditional door which relies on a single panel attached to a frame by two hinges, the Evolution Door folds into four triangular sections that collapse in on themselves and turn round before straightening back up into a rectangle.

While there are obvious practical issues surrounding the door such as how safe and secure it is there is no getting away from the fantastic design and innovation shown by Klemens Torggler. The overall effect is a beautifully aesthetic, swiftly opening door that you simply cannot take your eyes off.