Important Innovations Collection

Hoga - a Mini Electric Car for $6,500                                            Source:  Do It Yourself Hoga New Travel Concept, Fresh Design Hoga is an intriguing new, electric car design that buyers assemble for themselves. It is the innovative idea of Los Angeles transportation designer Ryan Schlotthauer, inspired by an imagined, hypothetical collaboration between Renault and Ikea.  The designer says it combines Ikea's design philosophy and Renault's mobility program. Hoga is a modular, ultra mini, all-electric sustainable car that is priced at $6,500.  It's designed to be assembled like a piece of furniture from Ikea. It aims to be "clever, low cost and sustainable" with no compromises on passenger safety, easy usage and spacious, usable interior spaces. Ultimate Kit Car Hoga is the ultimate kit car.  It would ship in a box like a pie...

IKEA and Ori Developing Robotic Furniture Source:  IKEA Rognan Making the Most of Small Living Spaces The world's biggest furniture brand, Sweden's IKEA is teaming up with a US startup Ori that began at MIT, to launch shape changing, multifunctional robotic furniture.  They've just unveiled one of the top new innovations of the year - a moving, robotic room divider that makes the most of small living spaces, creating a living room, sleeping area, walk-in closet and more. Ikea Rognan This is the next generation of furniture where robotics, technology and design come together to address small living spaces.  The Ikea Rognan is an L shaped storage unit that moves with motors and a switch.  The functionality is impressive innovation.  Rognan serves as a movable room divider.  On one side there's a full bed that can be pulled out and secured back into the unit.  On the other side, there's a sofa to create a living room.  And on both sides o...