Keshav and Bina Rao of Creative Bee show a prototype of a lifestyle accessory made with water hyacinth fibres | Photo Credit: Nagara Gopal In the compact office of Creative Bee studio in Banjara Hills, Hyderabad, are samples of lifestyle accessories such as pen stands, coasters, table mats, baskets and lampshades made of water hyacinth … Read more
Swedish home furnishings brand Ikea has come to understand that to sleep well, there are six essentials working together. They are comfort, light, temperature, sound, air quality, and decluttering. Adosh Sharma, Country Commercial Manager, Ikea India | Photo Credit: Special arrangement Ikea’s internal findings have delved into how people sleep and what’s preventing a good … Read more
Did you know that: for 31% of Indians, their favourite pillow is the most important element that helps them sleep. For 50% of Indians, home is their favourite place to be; 56% of Indians say theyâre planning to move next year; and 71% say they have a positive outlook about their future in the next … Read more
Kulturskog plant stand | Photo Credit: special arrangement With the way that India has opened up to the world in the last few years, it’s no longer a milestone for an international brand to celebrate five years in the country. Yet, Ikea India has reached that landmark, while also celebrating 80 years across the world. … Read more
The idea is to use natural by-products like over-run materials from denim production and fibres like the bark of mulberry trees, banana and jute to make durable and renewable home products. Sweden-based Paulin Machado, designer of IKEA, speaks with Vaishali Dar on the brand’s design philosophy over the years and how each product in its … Read more
2021 is going to be a historic year in some ways, as the world embarks on the largest vaccination drive of all time. It’s impossible to say how well that process will go and how many of us will be inoculated by the end of this year, but given the sheer size of the objective, … Read more
2021 is going to be a historic year in some ways, as the world embarks on the largest vaccination drive of all time. It’s impossible to say how well that process will go and how many of us will be inoculated by the end of this year, but given the sheer size of the objective, … Read more
STOCKHOLM: Consumers continued to spend strongly to furnish their homes despite the coronavirus pandemic, the holding company that includes most Ikea stores said Tuesday. Ingka, which includes shops that account for 90 percent of sales by the Swedish flat-pack furniture giant, suffered only a 5.0 percent drop in revenue for its September 2019-August 2020 financial … Read more