IKEA reveals new photos of its Symfonisk Sonos speakers
Ahead of the official launch scheduled for April 9, IKEA has released two new photos of its upcoming Symfonisk line of wireless home speakers built in cooperation with Sonos. The new photos don't reveal any new details, but they confirm that early photos were accurate representations of what we'll see later this year.
You can get a peek at Ikea’s Symfonisk Sonos speakers next month
Ikea's new Symfonisk speaker collaboration with Sonos will be in stores as soon as August, but we still haven't seen what it will look like. We'll get our first look at an event in Milan on April 9. The price? According to Ikea, it will be within reach of "many people."
Ikea isn’t throwing shade with the delayed release of its smart blinds
Ikea planned to release is Tradfri-compatible smart blinds in the U.S. in April 2019, but the products have been delayed until later in the year for a firmware update that promises better functionality. Rumors put the new release date of the Kadrilj blinds sometime in August or later.
IKEA has created a special curtain that can purify the air in your home
Air pollution inside homes can be worse than outside sometimes, but plants and purifiers allow us to reduce its harmful effects. Tackling the issue from a slightly different angle, IKEA claims to have created a unique curtain capable of breaking down common indoor air pollutants.
IKEA’s new blinds for the smart home arrive April 1 in the U.S.
The Swedish furniture giant IKEA is continuing its advance towards the smart home market with a highly-anticipated new product called FYRTUR, which turns out to be a set of remote- or app-controlled blackout blinds for the smart home that are expected to be available in the U.S. by April 1.
Ikea issues recall of popular Calypso ceiling lamp due to safety hazard
Ikea has issued a recall of their popular Calypso lamp due to a possible safety hazard. There have been several reports which indicate that the lamp's glass shade can come loose from its frame and fall. So far there have been 19 reports of this occurring, three with minor injuries.
Ikea jumps on the autonomous car bandwagon — because why wouldn’t it?
Space10, Ikea's research and development arm, has introduced seven autonomous car concepts. Some fall in line with what we've seen from established automakers, like Volvo, while others bring new ideas to the conversation about autonomous cars. There's a game room and even a farmer's market on wheels.
If Ikea can flat-pack its furniture, why not a tiny house?
Ikea's Copenhagen-based future living lab Space10 is a trip on a normal day but two Danish design students have just outdone themselves by designing a 500-square-foot tiny house that can be open-sourced around the globe and manufactured for less than $10,000.
Sonos-Ikea collaboration yields first product, the Symfonisk bracketed speaker
Months ago, everyone's favorite Scandinavian furniture store, Ikea, announced a collaboration with home audio experts Sonos. After much speculation, the companies have finally announced the Symfonisk, a bracketed speaker currently in development. It represents the first step in a long-term partnership.
By assembling Ikea chairs, robots steal the one job we never wanted
Researchers from Nanyang Technological University in Singapore have demonstrated how a pair of off-the-shelf robot arms can be used to assemble a flat-packed Ikea chair in just a matter of minutes. Best of all? They can apparently do it without having a massive argument, too.
Ikea’s Eneby Bluetooth speakers blend seamlessly into the background
If Ikea is your go-to solution for everything home-related, your time has come. The Swedish furniture superstore just announced the affordable new Eneby Bluetooth speakers, designed with a postmodern aesthetic and built to fit into any home.
TaskRabbit will now assemble your Ikea furniture on your behalf
Teet the new IKEA Assembly and Mounting Services, powered by TaskRabbit. It helps you put your furniture together.
Ikea and Hasselblad set to launch exclusive collection of photographic prints
Ikea and Hasselblad have teamed up to launch an exclusive collection of eight photographic prints from seven photographers based all over the world.
Like IKEA, but way easier: ‘Campaign Furniture’ perfects fancy flat-pack furniture
Campaign Furniture is crafting high-end, flat-pack furniture solutions that can be sent overnight and perfects the art of no-assembly.
Ikea's Blanda Blank serving bowl reportedly catches grapes on fire
According to the accounts of a Swedish man, Ikea's Blanda Blank stainless steel bowl may be setting things on fire.
Ikea shopping experience will be augmented with AR app for iOS 11
Ikea has pledged to be one of the first companies to take advantage of iOS 11's augmented reality features, with a new AR shopping app.
Ikea's new food recipes give you something to chew on — literally
Ikea is already in the business of providing you with your starter furniture. Now, it's in the business of providing you with starter recipes
NASA and Ikea are teaming up to build furniture meant for new horizons
Ikea is now "looking into how a Mars habitat can become more like home," so that one day we'll have furniture on other planets.
Ikea’s Trådfri line to add Apple HomeKit, Google Assistant, Alexa compatibility
Ikea joins the smart home world with a new range of wireless products branded Tradfri. The core is a wired hub that uses the ZigBee standard.
Greycork, maker of assemble-it-yourself furniture, is reportedly shutting down
First launched in 2015, Greycork was an ambitious startup that emerged from an Indiegogo campaign. It now might be shutting down.
Here’s one way to brighten up your outdoor night parties sans wires
Ikea is launching a range of stylish solar-powered LED lights. The new line includes options from just $4 to $25.
Feed your entire neighborhood with this new garden idea from Ikea
The Growroom is “a spherical garden [that] empowers people to grow their own food more locally in a beautiful and sustainable way.”
Ikea’s Better Shelter goes from flat pack kit to functioning relief shelter
To help the more than 65 million displaced refugees, furniture giant Ikea unveiled a shelter which takes just four hours to construct.
Pimp my computer desk: Ikea will “open source” a new line of customizable furniture
Ikea has detailed its line of “open platform” furniture meant to encourage tinkerers to modify DIY products into new and interesting designs.
Ikea’s new cabinets are made of recycled materials but don’t look like garbage
Together with the designers at Form Us With Love, Ikea created a stunning recycled kitchen made out of reclaimed wood and plastic bottles.
To make its furniture stronger and easier to build, Ikea creates wooden wedge dowel
Ikea's introduction of a wooden wedge dowel not only helps improve the construction experience, it makes the furniture more durable.
Ikea's stretchy 3D-knitted chairs are like shoes you sit in
Ikea's 3D-knit chairs will be available in early 2017 as part of its 2017 PS Collection.
Ikea to offer indoor hydroponic garden systems in U.S. following U.K. launch
Purveyors of nearly everything, Scandinavian furniture giant Ikea plans on selling indoor hydroponic gardening systems in the spring 2017 in the U.S.
Need a laugh? Watch people try to build Ikea furniture while high in ‘Hikea’
Hikea is a new video series that has people building Ikea furniture while high.
Ikea's $8 Lack table makes for one simple DIY product photography booth
In its latest video, DSLR Video Shooter shows how you can easily build a product photography booth using IKEA’s $8 Lack side table.
Ikea not so into Kanye West designing its dorm-room furniture
Despite his well wishes, Kanye West was spurned by furniture giant IKEA who say that while it's flattered, it has no intention of collaboration.
Ikea pokes fun at Instagram food porn obsession in new ad
For rather obvious reasons, Instagram wasn’t around in the 18th century. If it had been, though, this is likely what it would have looked like.