SPACE10 is closing after a decade of boosting IKEA’s innovation culture

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SPACE10

SPACE10, IKEA’s external innovation hub, is a future-living lab located at the heart of copenhagen, denmark. its purpose is to enable a better, more meaningful and sustainable life for as many people as possible.

design

you may soon be able to carry your sofa around with IKEA's 10kg 'couch in an envelope'

can a couch be designed to be flat?

christina petridou

design

'pieces of home' creates symbiotic solutions by leveraging discarded natural materials

christina petridou

architecture

SPACE10, IKEA's innovation lab, on designing 'the ideal city'

philip stevens

design

everyday experiments by IKEA + SPACE10 explores how technology redefines our homes

sofia lekka angelopoulou

design

design your own bee house with IKEA's bee home open-source project

juliana neira

design

SPACE10 opens new research and design lab in delhi, india

philip stevens

architecture

SPACE10 + EFFEKT envision 'urban village project' as a sustainable, shared living community

nina azzarello

technology

SPACE10's miniature wooden village combines the potential of solar panels and blockchain

philip stevens

architecture

SPACE10 redesigns its copenhagen HQ with a focus on well-being and community

philip stevens

technology

IKEA's innovation lab unveils self-driving car concepts

philip stevens

design

SPACE10 presents ‘emotionally aware architecture' at copenhagen's CHART art fair

philip stevens

design

IKEA and SPACE10 reveal results of co-living survey

philip stevens

art

SPACE10, IKEA's innovation lab, launches indoor farm

kieron marchese

design

SPACE10's algae dome produces 'the supercrop of the future'

philip stevens

design

the growroom: IKEA's innovation lab open sources flat-pack garden

philip stevens

design

SPACE10 plants spherical, inhabitable 'growroom' in copenhagen

nina azzarello

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Airframe - picture frame brings the window seat indoors

TEEV

south korea ~~$ 99~~ $ 89

Oval Maidan Earrings inspired by Art Deco window screens

Angular Moment

US from $ 52

Souleaf wall art visualizes the luminous photosynthetic process

ilsangisang

south korea $ 28

Iga-yaki Cup – Wabi-Sabi Porcelain with Hydrangea Glaze

Asemi Co.

japan from $ 54

99 CLASSICS (2ND GEN)

Meze Audio

romania $ 349

Custom Wall Mural - Dinaric

MARTINA BANOZIC TEXTILES

croatia from $ 89

Feel the nature with the sticker that can be attached anywhere (pressed flower, nature, fruit)

Appree

south korea ~~$ 15~~ $ 12

Gradient Watch – A Timepiece of Shifting Patterns and Minimal Elegance

Lawa Design

denmark $ 239

Cauny x Ando

Cauny

portugal $ 318

Flip lenticular earrings based on a lenticular multi-view display system

A.pair

south korea $ 38

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competitions

Re:Form - New Life for Old Spaces Edition #3 $ 11,618.00 USD deadline: october 12th, 2026

Buildner’s Unbuilt Award 2027 $ 56,305.00 USD deadline: october 18th, 2027

TACTICAL URBANISM NOW! 2026 $ 10,000.00 USD deadline: october 30th, 2026

2026 NY Product Design Awards Season 2 deadline: november 5th, 2026

2026 London Design Awards Season 2 deadline: december 17th, 2026

International Furniture Design Competition Asahikawa [IFDA] deadline: december 11th, 2026

Vancouver Tall Challenge $ 15,000.00 USD deadline: november 30th, 2026

New York High Falls Riverfront Market $ 10,000.00 USD deadline: january 18th, 2027

The Quiet Tower $ 11,535.00 USD deadline: february 15th, 2027

WDC 2028 Busan Pavilion International Design Competition $ 46,666.00 USD deadline: october 26th, 2026

Re:Form - New Life for Old Spaces Edition #3 $ 11,618.00 USD deadline: october 12th, 2026

Buildner’s Unbuilt Award 2027 $ 56,305.00 USD deadline: october 18th, 2027

TACTICAL URBANISM NOW! 2026 $ 10,000.00 USD deadline: october 30th, 2026

2026 NY Product Design Awards Season 2 deadline: november 5th, 2026

2026 London Design Awards Season 2 deadline: december 17th, 2026

International Furniture Design Competition Asahikawa [IFDA] deadline: december 11th, 2026

Vancouver Tall Challenge $ 15,000.00 USD deadline: november 30th, 2026

New York High Falls Riverfront Market $ 10,000.00 USD deadline: january 18th, 2027

The Quiet Tower $ 11,535.00 USD deadline: february 15th, 2027

WDC 2028 Busan Pavilion International Design Competition $ 46,666.00 USD deadline: october 26th, 2026

all competitions

courses

Train Your Own Architectural AI-Model by My Archischool deadline: december 31st, 2026

Sustainable Architectural Design Program by My Archischool deadline: december 31st, 2026

all courses

SPACE10

you may soon be able to carry your sofa around with IKEA's 10kg 'couch in an envelope'

'pieces of home' creates symbiotic solutions by leveraging discarded natural materials

SPACE10, IKEA's innovation lab, on designing 'the ideal city'

everyday experiments by IKEA + SPACE10 explores how technology redefines our homes

design your own bee house with IKEA's bee home open-source project

SPACE10 opens new research and design lab in delhi, india

SPACE10 + EFFEKT envision 'urban village project' as a sustainable, shared living community

SPACE10's miniature wooden village combines the potential of solar panels and blockchain

SPACE10 redesigns its copenhagen HQ with a focus on well-being and community

IKEA's innovation lab unveils self-driving car concepts

SPACE10 presents ‘emotionally aware architecture' at copenhagen's CHART art fair

IKEA and SPACE10 reveal results of co-living survey

SPACE10, IKEA's innovation lab, launches indoor farm

SPACE10's algae dome produces 'the supercrop of the future'

the growroom: IKEA's innovation lab open sources flat-pack garden

SPACE10 plants spherical, inhabitable 'growroom' in copenhagen

geoffrey bawa and the materialization of an architect’s gaze on his country

revisit le corbusier’s iconic ronchamp chapel through paul clemence’s lens

glazed passage frames lake views through this compact japanese house

red wound and black stitches turn bulldozer scar into land art by the krank in corfu

makelab expands footprint at MADE: bush terminal to unlock tier-one 3D printing

geoffrey bawa and the materialization of an architect’s gaze on his country

revisit le corbusier’s iconic ronchamp chapel through paul clemence’s lens

glazed passage frames lake views through this compact japanese house

red wound and black stitches turn bulldozer scar into land art by the krank in corfu

makelab expands footprint at MADE: bush terminal to unlock tier-one 3D printing

shop

Airframe - picture frame brings the window seat indoors

Oval Maidan Earrings inspired by Art Deco window screens

Souleaf wall art visualizes the luminous photosynthetic process

Iga-yaki Cup – Wabi-Sabi Porcelain with Hydrangea Glaze

99 CLASSICS (2ND GEN)

Custom Wall Mural - Dinaric

Feel the nature with the sticker that can be attached anywhere (pressed flower, nature, fruit)

Gradient Watch – A Timepiece of Shifting Patterns and Minimal Elegance

Cauny x Ando

Flip lenticular earrings based on a lenticular multi-view display system

submit, enter, discover