IKEA's Everyday Experiments are devoted to looking at the ways technology of tomorrow will reshape the way people live at home and Forever Meadow is a concept that turns floor surfaces into never-ending gardens. Thanks to augmented reality, IKEA's SPACE10 lab and experience design studio Pitch Studios created an experience where feet control the flowers that blossom.
Inspired by the stress-relieving technique of meditative walking, Forever Meadow has the potential to make living spaces not only more serene but also playful. As a person walks throughout their home, flowers and grass grow based on algorithmically generated organic elements.
Whether through decor or plants, people are eager to bring elements of the outdoors inside and this concept promises to turn living spaces into peaceful zones for retreat.
What's Driving This Trend
- Augmented Reality Home Decor
- Forever Meadow by IKEA's SPACE10 and Pitch Studios turns floor surfaces into a never-ending garden through AR technology.
- Algorithmically Generated Organic Elements
- Forever Meadow creates a calming and playful home environment through algorithmically generated organic elements.
- Indoor-outdoor Living Spaces
- People's desire to bring the outdoors inside to create a calming and serene atmosphere could lead to future innovations in indoor-outdoor living spaces.
Who This Affects Most
- Home Decor
- The Forever Meadow concept by IKEA and Pitch Studios could disrupt the home decor industry by introducing augmented reality and organic elements to home surfaces.
- Interior Design
- Incorporating algorithmically generated organic elements into interior design could be a disruptive innovation opportunity to enhance the calming and retreat-like atmosphere of a home.
- Green Living
- Leveraging technology like Forever Meadow to blur the lines between indoor and outdoor living could spur growth in the green living industry by providing innovative ways to bring nature into people's homes.
