The Allen key has become an iconic symbol not just for IKEA, but for the simultaneous, sometimes conflicting frustration and convenience that can come with flat-pack furniture and home goods. Millions ...

The Blue Spot 3/8in Motorcycle Spindle Tool is a perfect example of a simple, affordable product making light work of a ...

Flatpack furniture would not exist without an Allen key – that solid, S-shaped piece of metal that actually looks nothing like a key. It doesn’t look anything like a light fitting either, but Ikea has ...

The Allen key turns 115 this year. It’s strange to believe that in all that time, no one has come up with an adjustable version, but apparently true. Luckily [Chronova Engineering] has taken up the ...

Ikea’s Allen key has become an unlikely source of inspiration. The humble tool, while an Ikea furniture-assembling necessity, is rarely centre stage. Now, the Swedish furniture giant brings it to the ...