IKEA's Viral Donut Lamp Just Got a $100 Smart Upgrade - Yanko Design
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IKEA's Viral Donut Lamp Just Got a $100 Smart Upgrade - Yanko Design
"The light now radiates from the inside with its matte finish instead of the previous version where external light reflected and bounced off on its glossy surface. This shift from glossy to matte white glass fundamentally changes how you experience the lamp - instead of being a reflective object, it becomes a glowing light source that creates ambiance from within."
"For those that love more colorful ambience lighting, you now get 12 preset colors that were personally curated by the designer herself. The colors also transition smoothly through the different hues so that there is no abrupt change to your environment. You get different temperatures of white light to glowing amber and warm red to soft pink to cool lavender and turquoise to gentle yellow tones and finally back to white light."
"Marcelis designed these transitions to be subtle and natural, so the shifts feel organic rather than jarring. When you connect the lamp to the IKEA Home Smart app through DIRIGERA, you get the "full colour spectrum with more than 40 shades" to play with, giving you even more control over your lighting mood. The VARMBLIXT lamp comes with the BILRESA remote so you can start cycling through the colors without any complicated setup."
VARMBLIXT smart donut lamp receives a 2026 upgrade that retains the sculptural form while adding smart functionality. The new version uses matte white glass so light radiates from within rather than reflecting off a glossy surface, producing an internal glow and different ambiance. Sabine Marcelis curated 12 preset colors that transition smoothly through whites, amber, warm red, pink, lavender, turquoise, yellow, and back to white. Connecting through the IKEA Home Smart app via DIRIGERA unlocks the "full colour spectrum with more than 40 shades" and the lamp includes a BILRESA remote for immediate color cycling without complex setup. Marcelis designed transitions to be subtle and natural so shifts feel organic rather than jarring.
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