An air-bag for a motor vehicle

An air-bag having a surface thereof formed from a first layer of fabric, the first layer of fabric having at least one first fold arrangement formed therein, the or each first fold arrangement comprising a pair of folds of the fabric along substantially parallel first fold lines, so that the length of fabric between the first fold lines is significantly greater than the distance between the first fold lines, the first layer of fabric having at least one second fold arrangement formed therein, the or each second fold arrangement comprising a pair of folds of the fabric along substantially parallel second fold lines, the second fold lines crossing the first fold lines and being substantially perpendicular thereto, so that the length of fabric between the second fold lines is significantly greater than the distance between the second fold lines.