Ikea’s strategy is a little bit totally different. The castors on the Gaming Lounge Chair are designed to will let you drag the chair nearer to the TV whenever you wish to get extra into the motion, and additional again when it’s time to calm down. And lots of the items within the new assortment have an analogous design philosophy.
The aspect desk caught my eye essentially the most. On the underside, it has two typical legs, and two on castors. Once more, the desk is designed to be moved across the house, so it’s straightforward to get into the sport, but in addition straightforward to maneuver to a extra handy place when the sport is finished.
Nonetheless, international design supervisor for Ikea Johan Ejdemo highlights how designing furnishings that may be moved across the house presents new challenges—and new alternatives for options. “The crew has performed some fairly intelligent and distinctive issues as nicely… [such as] the holder stand for the popcorn bowl, so it would not tip over.”
He’s referring to the steel rim on the aspect desk, elevated barely above the floor. It not solely retains every thing from sliding off when transferring the desk round, however it could actually additionally assist stop gamers from knocking over drinks when flailing round after that Darkish Souls boss drops them for the fiftieth time.
For PC avid gamers, the Gaming Station takes a special strategy. Inside, there’s house for a monitor, a keyboard tray, a spot to mount a desktop tower, and even house to tuck away a chair. It’s a complete gaming station that may disappear as quickly as you shut the doorways. And once they’re open, they even present a little bit of privateness.
The Gaming Room
Once I first moved into my present condo, the ground plan on the positioning didn’t have typical labels like lounge, bed room, or kitchen. As a substitute, it was labeled primarily based on actions like dwell, relaxation, and… um… nourish. It felt a little bit foolish, but it surely additionally mirrored a extra task-focused strategy to fascinated with the rooms in my residence.
Ikea’s strategy to gaming furnishings feels extra considerate about how a room is definitely used than I’ve seen shortly. I’m nonetheless not completely positive all of it can catch on. Ikea is probably not using the Gamer Aesthetic™, however the firm nonetheless has its personal distinct type that you simply may love or hate, however you possibly can’t ignore.
The concept of gaming furnishings that’s designed to accommodate lengthy gaming classes, that anticipates messes earlier than they occur, and that’s versatile sufficient to morph into “regular” furnishings when it’s not wanted? These are design ideas that might stick round. On the very least, I do know the model of me again in school would’ve cherished that aspect desk with a guardrail.