Ikea has come up with a dining table concept that "forces" people to leave their smartphones alone while eating. The table includes a warming dish that heats the food only if we give up our smartphone while dining. Would you also need a dining table like this at home, or does table etiquette still apply in your home?
IKEA 2016
While we're still thinking about pumpkins, Ikea's thoughts are already on winter and the Christmas and New Year holidays. As is her habit, she hastened the presentation of her winter holiday collection this year as well, which is why we can't wait for the festive December to arrive. The Holiday Collection 2016 is a guide to December's trendy home accessories.
Ikea in Norway has teamed up with the Red Cross and installed a life-size replica of a Syrian apartment in its store in Slependen. It is typical for Ikea to display nicely furnished rooms that imitate a real home in its stores, but this pop-up apartment, which came as close as possible to the one 'on the ground', is the complete opposite and reflects the real situation in Syria. The installation has a charitable note, but at the same time reminds people how lucky they can be to live in the conditions they do.
The Swedish furniture giant Ikea has produced a lightweight bicycle specially adapted to the urban environment and designed with a stainless toothed belt that replaces the classic bicycle chain. According to the company, maintenance of the aluminum bike will be completely simple and user-friendly.
Functionality, practicality and innovation are the main characteristics of the Swedish multinational Ikea. In April, it introduces a new series for the indoor garden, which allows you to grow fresh salad and herbs right at home.
Ikea responded to Kanye West's request for collaboration. In March, the American rapper tweeted that he was greatly inspired by a visit to Ikea, and recently expressed his desire to collaborate on the radio. After a few days, Ikea herself responded to the request, being "enthusiastic" about West's proposal and telling him that she could make him famous. But the sentence must be read in English, otherwise we do not know that it is a clever play on words. "... we could make you famous" is a reference to his infamous video with naked celebrities. Well, Ikea also added an interesting design for a bed and a chair, specially adapted for his wife Kim Kardashian.
The Swedish furniture giant Ikea not only has great products for the home, but also great ads. In his latest campaign, he wanted to show in a plastic way how affordable his products really are. So he placed them next to cans, pizzas, etc. Did you know that in Ikea you can get a bed for as little as 50 postage stamps and a coffee table for the price of three coffees?
The Swedish furniture giant Ikea has introduced the virtual reality application Ikea VR Experience, which allows you to test three Ikea kitchens in virtual reality right from your home sofa. It's made for the HTC Vive virtual reality glasses, which are selling like hotcakes. Is Ikea coming to Slovenia too late?
From April 21 to July 5, 2016, the Museum of Architecture and Design at the Fužina Castle will host an exhibition entitled Life according to Ikea.