Nick Britten describes his experience on a short course in deciphering DIY instructions, and how he became the proud owner of a chipboard bookcase For a room full of Frank Spencers, we didn't do too ...

For those of us who have ever moved home, it won't come as much of a surprise that many people admit to being left baffled after attempting to build even the most simple of flat-packed furniture.

From chairs and chests all the way to large-scale storage systems, the range of flat-pack furniture is astounding. Also known as ready-to-assemble or knock-down furniture, it’s purchased off the shelf ...

Online startup Floyd has designed a suite of flat-pack furniture to be easily taken apart and moved around, intended for young city dwellers and to offer a long-lasting alternative to IKEA products.

MIT’s Self-Assembly Lab came up with a fantastic design for a table that can transform without any human or machine help. With the help of material manufacturer Wood-Skin, the team has manufactured a ...

Putting together flat-pack furniture can be arduous and frustrating. So why not let robots do it instead? A pair of robot arms can now assemble an IKEA chair in just a few minutes, and without arguing ...

Astronaut Tim Peake has said that being able to assemble an Ikea wardrobe is one of the skills which has helped him most in space. Speaking on board the International Space Station (ISS), the British ...