Why Airbnb Just Bought A Quirky Russian Industrial Design Firm

Airbnb has acquired the lauded industrial design firm Lapka. And we have a few good guesses why.

Airbnb has acquired the five-person Russian industrial design firm Lapka. It may seem like a strange pairing: the $24 billion room rental platform buying a tiny, foreign company known for cult-classic objects, like an environmental sensor that fits on your iPhone, or a breathalyzer shaped as a stark, black ceramic tube.

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Published on September 29, 2015 06:00
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