The amazing Ikea project that you’ll hopefully never have to use

Ikea isn’t only using its furniture building know-how to create some interesting pieces for your home, but it’s also working on projects that could be a lot more useful for people who find themselves in need of emergency shelters. Such is the case of the Better Shelter modular home for refugees that can offer better shelter than the usual tents you see on TV whenever reports about refugees are aired. FROM EARLIER: A top designer left Apple to build Apple Watch’s first real competitor: Olio Model One The Ikea Foundation worked with the UN on the modular system’s design, and Gizmodo reports that 10,000 Better Shelters have already been ordered after being tested by displaced families in Iraq and Ethiopia.



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