IKEA helped pioneer the flat-pack furniture that's become commonplace in homes around the world. But these items still require lots of effort to take home and are difficult to put together. The Burrow is looking to change this; its modular sofa takes just ten minutes to assemble.

As people grow more familiar with the Internet of Things, smart home tech is set to proliferate. Yet while there’s a demand for certain specific devices, most people either don’t know how the tech works or are put off by high prices. So is the smart home revolution really around the corner?

It’s predicted that in 2015, one billion wireless Internet of Things devices will be shipped, and sales will be worth £6.5 billion. Swedish-designed Flic is angling for a slice of this market. But are our homes becoming tech-saturated, our gadgets gathering dust? Does Flic’s pitch resonate, or is a gadget to manage our gadgets the last thing we want?

The ideal of the smart home is a Jetson-style wonderland where everything works in harmony with our smallest whims. But in reality, products that are supposed to be intuitive, problem-solving and ultimately 'smart' can end up introducing extra headaches into daily life instead.