A Lamp Like a Donat

 Everybody is talking about the new collection that Sabine Marcelis has created for IKEA from which I like most the LED table/wall lamp orange below:

The collection includes several other new interesting designs:

The curtains of the very near future

like, for example 2020, will be able to filter the air for you! That is almost reality - a mineral-based surface treatment enables the new IKEA curtain to break down air pollutants when it gets in contact with light, explains the company on their press page:

"The GUNRID air purifying curtain is a new step on the journey.
“Besides enabling people to breathe better air at home, we hope that GUNRID will increase people’s awareness of indoor air pollution, inspiring behavioural changes that contribute to a world of clean air,” says Lena Pripp-Kovac, Head of Sustainability at Inter IKEA Group. “GUNRID is the first product to use the technology, but the development will give us opportunities for future applications on other textiles.”
The curtain uses a unique technology, which has been developed by IKEA over the last years together with universities in Europe and Asia as well as IKEA suppliers and innovators. The way it works is similar to photosynthesis found in nature. The process is activated by both outdoor and indoor light.
“For me, it’s important to work on products that solve actual problems and are relevant to people. Textiles are used across homes and by enabling a curtain to purify the air, we are creating an affordable and space-saving air purifying solution that also makes the home more beautiful,” says Mauricio Affonso, Product Developer at IKEA Range & Supply.

Fabric effects - IKEA’s collection VÄSSAD, Inspired by and Completely Produced in Bulgaria

IKEAs new collection VÄSSAD that is going to be launched this month has been completely created at Bulgarian production facilities. Today the lead designers of the collection Kunt and Mariane Hagberg presented the collection at Generator and shared additional information on what inspired them to create it.

The exhibition and the presentation was organized by the Bulgarian Studio Komplekt.

VÄSSAD

A light-weight, decorative wool blanket inspired by traditional Bulgarian Rodopa blankets