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Ikea and Tom Dixon Collaboration Yields the Delaktig, an "Open Source Furniture" System
To me, hacking it is making it something it was not meant to be. Make a car headlight into a desk lamp. This product, while appealing, is not hacking or open source. It's a LEGO set with a dozen pieces.
It's good to think that Ikea feels threatened by hacking. looks like a nice design idea, however, doesn't offset the in-built obsolescence of most of the product in the store.
I have no idea why IKEA is calling this "open source". At bare minimum they'd need to provide CAD models.
My thoughts too, this is "modular" at best.
I'd be down to play with it. I don't think of hacking as some form of societal subversion. It's just about making it your own, and who doesn't want something custom tailored to their life? If Ikea and Tom Dixon want to make that easier for more people, then I think it's great!