Bamboo isn’t just the stuff that pandas have for dinner; it’s a durable, sustainable and versatile material. Furniture designers have been utilising its natural strength for quite some time, but it's now being used to produce underwear, bedding and even electronics.

Everyone knows that bringing nature into the home is good for the soul; plants are proven to purify the air and reduce stress. But in a collaboration with designer Ilse Crawford, IKEA has taken this idea one step further. Its SINNERLIG collection is entirely crafted from natural materials.

More than half of US homeowners think now is a good time to renovate. But with growing environmental awareness, there’s a desire for more eco-friendly home improvement. Can TreeHouse – hailed as the ‘Whole Foods of DIY’ – revolutionise the sector with a focus on education and sustainability?

About 40% of Hamburg's 1.8 million residents don’t own a car, so IKEA has introduced its first ‘citystore’ – an urban little sister to its sprawling, out-of-town counterparts. It’s already more popular than any other German branch, but who is this inner-city store attracting?