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IKEA’s Tiny Beds for Big Screens Unveiled as the Phone Sleep Collection Hits UAE Shelves

By Bill Smith October 20, 2025

IKEA has established a furniture empire that transforms our living rooms into flat-packing hubs and kitchens into comforting havens, but this latest move takes the business to a whole new level. In the UAE, where they’ve been operating for over 30 years, a completely new line of products known as the Phone Sleep Collection arrived softly at bedtime. No, these are not full-sized beds for your duvet. Instead, they’ve been scaled down to the size of your phone, which has most likely spent many late nights by your bedside.

100 Verity Drones Now Used to Stock Inventory in IKEA Warehouse Stores

By Jackson Chung October 21, 2023

It’s official, at least 100 Verity drones are now used to stock inventory at IKEA warehouse stores worldwide. They work during non-operational hours to improve stock accuracy while also securing availability of products for online or physical retailing.

AI-Designed IKEA x SPACE10 Couch in an Envelope is Modular and Completely Flat Packed

By Jackson Chung June 20, 2023

While paragliding on a couch is more thrilling, the AI-designed IKEA x SPACE10 ‘Couch in an Envelope’ is a much more interesting concept. This innovative furniture piece weighs 10kg, yet can be folded down into an envelope for easy transportation.

IKEA x Little Sun SAMMANLÄNKAD LED Lamps are Solar-Powered, Launch Next Month

By Jackson Chung March 31, 2023

IKEA teamed up with social business Little Sun to launch two solar-powered LED lamps. Launching April 2023 in select markets, both models have designs inspired by the Sun and how the Earth rotates around it. The light source is shaped like a half-sphere, which is furthger enhanced through the reflection of a mirror to create a shining sun.

First Look at the IKEA Drone Used to Stock Inventory in Some of their Warehouses

By Jackson Chung March 20, 2023

Hear some buzzing while shopping for furniture pieces? It might be an IKEA drone stocking inventory. IKEA partnered with the Ingka Group to develop a fully autonomous drone solution to track inventory as well as improve the wellbeing of its co-workers on the warehouse floor.

IKEA VAPPEBY Portable Bluetooth Speaker is Waterproof and Costs Just $15

By Jackson Chung March 18, 2023

At just $15, the stylish IKEA VAPPEBY portable Bluetooth speaker combines form and function, promising 80-hours of total playtime at 50% volume. It comes in black, yellow and red colors, with all three easily pairing with compatible Bluetooth-enabled devices including smartphones, tablets, game consoles as well as computers.

IKEA VINDSTYRKA is a Smart Sensor That Accurately Tracks Indoor Air Quality

By Jackson Chung February 15, 2023

Accurately tracking indoor quality just got a lot easier, thanks to the IKEA VINDSTYRKA. This smart air quality sensor not only measures, but also lets you monitor indoor air pollutant levels. Since particulate matter (PM2.5) is not visible with the naked eye, VINDSTYRKA’s display shows the current PM2.5 levels, humidity, temperature, and total volatile organic compound (TVOC).

IKEA Kreativ AI-Driven App Launches, Allows Customers to Create Room Designs in AR

By Jackson Chung June 23, 2022

The Ingka Group has just launched IKEA Kreativ, an AI-driven digital design experience. This offering from the largest IKEA retailer features an intuitive new experience that gives customers a lifelike, fully integrated way to design and visualize their own living spaces using their computers or smartphones.

IKEA Swedish House Mafia OBEGRANSAD Record Player Announced

By Jackson Chung June 10, 2022

The IKEA Swedish House Mafia OBEGRANSAD record player was announced at the IKEA Festival in Milan today, and it’s just one of three products from the special collection. This collection aims to offer a solution for the home setup, regardless if you’re a producer, DJ, musician, or just want to listen to music.

Tommy Cash x IKEA “Loafa” Sofa Might be the Strangest Yet

By Jackson Chung January 21, 2022

Photo credit: Tommy Cash World
IKEA is best known for their DIY furniture pieces, but this latest collaboration with Estonian rapper Tommy Cash and Canadian artist Gab Bois, looks more like something that belongs in a food museum, or so we think. Called Loafa, it’s basically their interpretation of Mario Bellini’s 1970s Camaleonda sofa with brioche buns. It consists of 40 hamburger and hot dog buns, complete with an warning tag that say: “Do not iron. Do not dry clean. Do not eat.”