IKEA Revives Inflatable Furniture After a Decade, Betting on New Materials

IKEA launches the PS 2026 Easy Chair this May—its first inflatable in over a decade. A dual-chamber design and reinforced frame address the valve failures that sank its earlier a.i.r line in the 2000s. Modern thermoplastic welding and polymer compounds now provide the durability once impossible. At $200, the chair reflects real engineering complexity. Success could establish inflatable furniture as a lasting category rather than a trend.