Ikea imagines a refrigerator-free kitchen for 2025

From bio-refrigerators that cool food with gel to zero-energy clay alternatives, we see a lot of designs that look to make one of the home's most energy-hungry appliances more efficient. But in Ikea's Concept Kitchen 2025 installation at the Milan Design Fair, the Swedish furniture giant goes one step further, and suggests that 10 years from now we might forgo fridges entirely in favor of a "modern pantry" that keeps food cool using a combination of smart technology and traditional methods, with an open display to cut down on waste....<br><br><a href='https://inhabitat.com/ikea-imagines-a-refrigerator-free-kitchen-for-2025/'>READ ARTICLE</a>

From bio-refrigerators that cool food with gel to zero-energy clay alternatives, we see a lot of designs that look to make one of the home's most energy-hungry appliances more efficient. But in Ikea's Concept Kitchen 2025 installation at the Milan Design Fair, the Swedish furniture giant goes one step further, and suggests that 10 years from now we might forgo fridges entirely in favor of a "modern pantry" that keeps food cool using a combination of smart technology and traditional methods, with an open display to cut down on waste....<br><br><a href='https://inhabitat.com/ikea-imagines-a-refrigerator-free-kitchen-for-2025/'>READ ARTICLE</a>

From bio-refrigerators that cool food with gel to zero-energy clay alternatives, we see a lot of designs that look to make one of the home's most energy-hungry appliances more efficient. But in Ikea's Concept Kitchen 2025 installation at the Milan Design Fair, the Swedish furniture giant goes one step further, and suggests that 10 years from now we might forgo fridges entirely in favor of a "modern pantry" that keeps food cool using a combination of smart technology and traditional methods, with an open display to cut down on waste....<br><br><a href='https://inhabitat.com/ikea-imagines-a-refrigerator-free-kitchen-for-2025/'>READ ARTICLE</a>