Ikea has launched an augmented reality (AR) application that will let people experience, experiment, and share how good design transforms any space, such as a home, office, school, or studio.
Swedish furniture giant Ikea’s Denmark-based innovation lab Space10 is currently surveying people about what they would wish to see in a hypothetical virtual assistant.
CONSHOHOCKEN, Penn. - Swedish furniture giant IKEA's new line of kitchen cabinets is made from reclaimed wood planks and laminate coating made from recycled PET-bottles. The line, called Kungsbacka, launched in February.
Each year, the company says billions of PET-bottles are consumed worldwide. Some of them are recycled as material for new products, while the vast majority become waste.
“What we do at IKEA has a big impact on the environment because we work with large quantities.
Made of wooden slats and aluminum, Ikea’s new unit is intentionally ‘hackable’ – allowing customers to clip on additional elements supplied by either Ikea or third parties.