IKEA hides smart air purifier in a side table

IKEA has been working with Sonos for some time to integrate speakers into the interior. Not only speakers are hidden in furniture by IKEA, air purifiers also receive the same treatment.

IKEA STARKVIND

IKEA’s STARKVIND is the Swedish retail chain’s first smart air purifier and the product will hit stores from October. The new smart air purifier succeeds the recently launched SYMFONISK picture frame with WiFi speaker. That’s a speaker disguised as a painting.

For IKEA, the smart home isn’t about gadgets. The company is eager to make life better at home by combining their solid knowledge of home furnishing with digital solutions and technology. The STARKVIND does this by combining an air purifier and a side table in one product.

Three filters

The air purifier is located under the table top and contains three filters. The large pre-filter captures larger particles such as hair and dust. The smaller filter removes M2.5 particles and pollen from the air. There is also a third filter that is optional. This filter reduces unpleasant odors from cooking and smoking and can also absorb so-called volatile organic gases.

Clean indoor air is an important factor for health. We know that there is no single solution to solve indoor air pollution. We are working to make positive change so that people can purify the air in their homes.

The STARKVIND air purifier is designed for use in small spaces up to 20 square meters and has five different fan speeds and an auto mode. In automatic mode, it will adjust the fan speed according to the amount of small particles in the air. If you connect the smart air purifier to the TRÅDFRI smart home hub, you can control the device via the IKEA Home smart app. You can then also see the quality of the current indoor air in the app.

availabilty

STARKVIND is available in two versions, a floor model and a side table model, and cost $129 and $189 respectively. It is not known whether the air purifiers will also be available in the Netherlands and Belgium.