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 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.
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.
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).
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.
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.
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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.”
IKEA Japan wants to go beyond just DIY furniture, and that’s why the company is jumping into the real estate market in a tiny way. They are offering 107-square-foot loft apartments in Shinjuku, Tokyo for less than $1 USD per month. This isn’t a bathroom-sized room either, but rather a fully-furnished mini living space, complete with a sleeping area, kitchenette as well as a bathroom. Read more for a video tour, additional pictures and information.
