- IKEA has six distinctive new products for your smart home
- They have been made in collaboration with the Swedish designer Teklan.
- There are three speakers, two speaker lamps and one lamp.
IKEA has some new smart home devices to show off, made in partnership with Teklan (Swedish Tekla designer Evelina Severin): we’ve got three contenders for our best Bluetooth speakers list and three lamps, two with built-in speakers.
All of these devices feature bold patterns and colors, something Teklan is known for. They’re quite distinctive in their appearance, and IKEA says the line “prioritizes expression” and is designed to “connect technology with personal style.”
The three Bluetooth speakers are part of the SOLSKYDD family of products and come in three sizes: a small 8-inch portable orange model ($79.99), a medium 11-inch green, brown and beige model ($99.99), and a large 18-inch orange model ($139.99) that can be paired with a display. The first image in the gallery below shows how the different sizes compare.
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The largest is for wall mounting, but the other two can be wall mounted or placed on a stand. IKEA hasn’t revealed international prices yet, but we’ll update this story when we have them.
All of these speakers can connect to each other, as well as to existing IKEA Bluetooth speakers, if you want a multi-speaker setup. They’re also compatible with Spotify Tap, so you can resume your music listening with the press of a button.
New lamps too
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Then we have the two speaker lamps, called KULGLASS. These are probably my favorite products of the new batch, as they do double duty as a lighting source and something to play your songs (or podcasts or audiobooks).
The swirl shades are apparently inspired by soft serve ice cream (another reason I like them) and you can choose between a black model with a light green undertone or a red model with a pink undertone.
Finally, for now, there’s a “stained interpretation” of the existing FADO lamp, which IKEA says is designed to diffuse a soft glow into any room you place it in. The light shines through a cream and brown cover, and has a vaguely futuristic feel, while the current FADO lamp only has a simple white cover.
IKEA says all of these products will go on sale in December and we’ll add that international price to this story as soon as we have it.
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