IKEA offers open-source design for Bee Homes
While nearly everyone has heard of IKEA, you may not be familiar with its design lab, called SPACE10, which is...
World’s first car-free IKEA store to open in Austria
IKEA Austria has announced plans to open the world’s “most innovative and green” IKEA store — a car-free,...
IKEA teams up with London artists to upcycle old furniture into funky abodes for birds, bees and bats
Although putting IKEA furniture together is known to cause immense stress for humans, the giant Swedish furniture...
IKEA’s new air purifying curtain will decrease indoor pollutants
IKEA has discovered a unique way to decrease indoor pollutants with a new air purifying curtain. The Sweden-based...
The best green deals for Black Friday 2018
‘Tis the season for Black Friday shopping, but here at Inhabitat we are determined to turn this year’s shopping...
IKEA and Little Sun team up to design sustainable, off-grid tools
Little Sun, a social business from artist Olafur Eliasson and engineer Frederik Ottesen, creates products to put...
These robots assembled an IKEA chair in 20 minutes without having a meltdown
Who hasn't found themselves ready to throw a half-assembled IKEA chair across the room in a fit of frustration?...
IKEA renewable electricity plan could save customers £300 per year
IKEA has set a goal of running on 100 percent renewable energy by 2020 — and they want their customers to live...
IKEA founder Ingvar Kamprad dies at the age of 91
IKEA founder Ingvar Kamprad died over the weekend at the age of 91. Kamprad founded the global behemoth in 1943,...
IKEA, David Chang and ruler of Dubai invest $40 million in AeroFarms vertical farming
If there was any question that indoor vertical farming is the future of agriculture, the latest announcement from...
IKEA is offering furniture for pets – and it’s adorable
It's here - the modern, inexpensive pet furniture of your dreams. IKEA is now selling furniture and accessories...
IKEA’s new augmented reality app could totally change the way we shop
Ever purchased a piece of furniture, only to find out later it didn’t fit the style or size of the room? Swedish...
IKEA’s SPACE10 lab is bringing a pop-up vertical farm to London
Ever wondered what the future of food looks like? IKEA’s SPACE10 lab is working on making food production smarter...
IKEA plans to cut food waste in half by 2020 — here’s how
You now have one more reason to love IKEA. By 2020, the Swedish company plans to cut food waste by 50% at its stores...
BIG unveils plans for giant spiny Cactus Towers in Copenhagen
Enormous “Cacti” will soon pop up in the heart of Copenhagen. Architecture firm BIG has unveiled plans to build...
IKEA is now selling solar panels and home batteries in the UK
Elon Musk's Tesla Powerwall better watch its back; the British arm of IKEA says it will be offering battery storage...
IKEA’s new cookbook cooks your food for you
You probably have that one friend who visits IKEA just for their Swedish meatballs, but now the furniture giant...
IKEA’s new app will let you preview furniture in your home before you buy
Ikea's been playing with augmented reality (AR) for a few years now - in 2014 they released an AR catalog so shoppers...
IKEA teams up with NASA to design out-of-this-world space saving furniture
IKEA is teaming up with NASA for the coolest collaboration this side of the moon. The Swedish furniture giant wants...
IKEA’s Better Shelter is being redesigned due to safety concerns
IKEA’s groundbreaking flat-pack refugee shelter may have won acclaim and industry awards, but project's deployment...
IKEA unveils plan to lift 200,000 people out of poverty
When most people think of IKEA, they most likely think of affordable furniture and trendy home accessories. But...
IKEA’s new furniture assembles without tools – “like a jigsaw puzzle”
It is well known that IKEA's inexpensive furniture can be tricky and time-consuming to assemble. Addressing those...
See IKEA’s storage-maximizing makeover of a 300-sq-ft studio apartment in the Bronx
Will and Delvon faced some common challenges in their 300-square-foot studio apartment. "With a wedding...
SPACE10 creates an open-source Growroom you can build at home
SPACE10, a future-living lab and exhibition space in Copenhagen, wants to change the modern food industry. In September,...
What Donald Trump’s “Börder Wåll” would look like if IKEA made it
Germany's version of The Onion knows that President Donald Trump's plan to wall off America's southern border isn't...
IKEA introduces Sladda, a chainless bike built for urban mobility
The next time you walk into an IKEA store, you might just be able to leave with a new bicycle. While it may seem...
IKEA’s Lena Pripp-Kovac talks to Inhabitat about their sustainability program
IKEA is working hard to create an environment that can help everyone live a sustainable life. That's why they...
The best indoor gardens to gift this year
It may be difficult to imagine gardening in the dead of winter, but thanks to modern technology it's more possible...
Barn-inspired contemporary home ages beautifully over time
Topped with a steep gabled roof, House for Beth is a conspicuous landmark in the flat agricultural fields of Door...
IKEA’s amazing flatpack refugee shelter pops up in West London
Design Museum installed the 17.5-square-meter IKEA Better Shelter outside the South Kensington Underground station...