The 'Rumtid' collection is the latest offering by megastore IKEA and it consists of four product ranges of micro home furniture. Compact and versatile, the items are perfect for tiny dwellings. The inspiration for the pieces is quite interesting, as well. The IKEA micro home furniture is informed by space. The megastore conducted studies at the NASA Mars Desert Research Station in Utah, where it explored the possibilities, limitation and potential necessities of future living spaces. Each of the four designs of micro home furniture explore a select issue — from time and space to water and air.
IKEA's first three prototypes were revealed at the Democratic Design Days conference. The line-up consists of an air purifier, a tiny indoor garden and "a new super-lightweight material" that can serve a variety of home needs.
Space-Inspired Micro-Furniture Capsules
IKEA's Line of Micro Home Furniture is Convenience-Focused
Trend Themes
1. Micro Home Furniture - Designing compact and versatile furniture for tiny dwellings presents opportunities for disruptive innovation in the home decor industry.
2. Space-inspired Designs - Drawing inspiration from space exploration, there is room for disruptive innovation in incorporating futuristic elements into everyday products across industries.
3. Convenience-focused Products - Creating products that prioritize convenience and address specific issues like air purification and indoor gardening can lead to disruptive innovation in the consumer electronics and gardening industries.
Industry Implications
1. Home Decor - The micro home furniture trend opens up disruptive innovation opportunities for companies in the home decor industry to create space-saving solutions and versatile designs for smaller living spaces.
2. Product Design - The incorporation of space-inspired designs in various products offers disruptive innovation opportunities in the field of product design, where futuristic elements can be combined with functionality.
3. Consumer Electronics - The development of convenient and compact air purifiers presents disruptive innovation opportunities for companies in the consumer electronics industry to create efficient and space-saving devices for indoor air purification.