What makes a door a door<\/a>?<\/p>\n Typically, it moves on hinges or a sliding track and it serves as an important gateway that allows you to exit one place and swiftly enter another. Under this everyday criteria, it is difficult to say whether or not Vienna-based artist Klemens Torggler<\/a>\u2019s crazy kinetic \u201cdoors\u201d qualify. In fact, not only do his stunning works of art make such meager qualifications seem unimportant, but he also seems particularly unbothered by what you choose to call them. These law-defying designs transcend doors; they are more like installation art or sculptural masterpieces and ultimately hold their own beyond such pass\u00e9 categorization.<\/p>\n Left: video via YouTube<\/a>; right: Evolution Door via Klemens Torggler<\/a><\/i><\/p>\n Torggler has been avidly experimenting with origami-like doors since 1997. Over the past 20 years, he has developed several distinct iterations using various combinations of rods, wheels and triangular and square panels. Each one involves new mechanical experimentation, the resulting solution being guided by budget constraints, architectonical context and its final location of use.<\/p>\n Torggler\u2019s work gained exponential traction with the Evolution Door<\/a>. When moved with just the flick of a finger, the Evolution Door floats through space so slowly and with such fluidity that it is almost eerie; it is as if such patient movement could only be achieved under the cast of wizardry or magic.<\/p>\n\n<\/div>\n\n