An air gasper (air) for a vehicle includes an air inlet (26), a first housing (24) disposable through a panel in the vehicle (12), the first housing (24) being connected to the air inlet (26), a second housing (70) disposed within the first housing (24), an air outlet (72) disposed within the second housing (70), downstream of the air inlet (26), and a first mechanism (102, 70) connected between the first housing (24) and the second housing (70). The first mechanism (102, 70) permits the second housing (70) to be stowed within the first housing (24) in a stowed position and also permits the second housing (70) to extend outwardly from the first housing (24) in a deployed position.