The soft leather headband and comfortable ear cups are designed for long wear and a unique folding design make Beats Executive headphones easy to carry on-the-go.

ENGADGET: Beats By Dre launches Executive noise-cancelling headphones, keeps 'em dapper in aluminum for $300 (ears-on)

Their unique folding design allows for hassle-free portability.

ENGADGET: Sony ships new Extra Bass headphone lineup to the US, delivers that Direct Vibe to your brain

And the world's first folding wheel won a 2013 Design of the Year Award presented at the Design Museum in London.

ENGADGET: Inhabitat's Week in Green: algae-powered building, ionic wind thrusters and 3D-textured solar cells

TEDx, a nonprofit devoted to sparking ideas and the sponsor of this event, shares this mindset and, like chefs who perch elegant electric mixers upon stainless countertops, they believe that folding Technology into Entertainment and Design leads to batter ripe for innovation.

FORBES: TEDx Mixes Local Business And Ideas In San Luis Obispo

Izhar Gafni, from Israel, spent 18 months just folding the material every-which-way in order to discover a strong enough design, and now he claims his technique is almost ready for mass production.

ENGADGET: Cardboard bicycle 'close to mass production': tough, green and just $20