Buckles, belts and sports equipment—that's where David and the team got some unexpected ideas for VIDGA curtain rails. "By looking at solutions from different fields of products, you can get inspired to find new ways of solving problems," he explains. That's how the team came up with the concept for VIDGA to click together using as few tools as possible. And there aren't any rice-sized screws to lose. "You still put it together yourself," Martin says, lifting an arm into the air like he's holding a curtain rail against a wall. "But you don't need to spend an hour and a half with your arm like this." So now you know how customers and clicks helped improve curtain rails. That just leaves the robots.
This shorter wall fitting brings curtains closer to the wall to help block out light and allow a good night’s sleep. VIDGA curtain rail system gives you more flexibility and less complexity.
Article Number902.991.52
Product details
A shorter wall fitting that makes it possible to hang the curtain at a short distance to the wall and window.
Designer
David Wahl
Good to know
Comprises: 1 wall fitting (length 6 cm).
Wall fitting with 6 cm arm can hold 1 VIDGA single track rail or 1 VIDGA triple track rail.
Wall fitting with 6 cm arm allows you to hang the curtain close to the window recess.
Screws are not included.
Different wall materials require different types of fixing devices. Use fixing devices suitable for the walls in your home, sold separately.
Materials and care
Material
- Wall bracket/ Cover:
- Aluminium, Epoxy/polyester powder coating
- Plastic stopper:
- Synthetic rubber
Care
Wipe clean with a dry cloth.
Measurements
- Length: 6 cm
- Max. load: 10 kg
Packaging
VIDGA
Article Number902.991.52- Width: 8 cm
- Height: 3 cm
- Length: 8 cm
- Weight: 0.06 kg
- Package(s): 1
Reviews
bracket fits together well, use one to join rails together also.Janewe used 4 rails, therefore 5 brackets to fit all together works well to cover across entire wall.
Sturdy curtain rod solutionMarkI have tried several curtain rod solutions for my 5.2m wide sliding doors, and have only found the Vidga system to offer this continuous run of smooth sliding tracks with this clever overhead hood solution every 140cm track length. Perfect solution for my requirement with a great balance between price and quality.
Great system product - fillsGrahamGreat system product - fills a need in the market
Sheer Curtain fittings.SimonLook good when fitted to the wall.
Good productRizwanGood product
Rail bracketLizEasy screw in bracket
Simple practical designCarolyneSimple practical design
Great and easy to installPaulGreat and easy to install
very easy to installDamienvery easy to install
Highly RecommendElizabethHappy with my purchase easy to install looks good does the job
Perfect fitJulieEasy to use
Nice and small.RacheleNice and small.
Does the jobEllenAll fits well together and you can mix and match. Works well, as expected from IKEA.
Good ... but I loved the predecessor systemClaudiaI miss the aluminium predecessor hanging system to the Vidga. The white looks nice tho' and hopefully the rods etc which are painted won't yellow over time ... which they will probably as white does that. Also there are more plastic components and I'd like to know, as the unused spare parts are ... well, unused / wasted, are these recycled material etc.
anyway, luv Ikea and the curtain rod looks great and I'm sure will perform well.
Good product. Did the jobAmandaGood product. Did the job
curtain track wowPatriciai was so impressed with the end result runs silent and smooth and much stronger than other products in past
Looks good. Strong support andKathyLooks good. Strong support and easy to install
Clean modern style, easy toJoshClean modern style, easy to install
GoodRobertoExcellent
Easy to assemble but doesn’tBernardEasy to assemble but doesn’t come with any screws.
Customer reviews
4.3Average rating
190Reviews
Story
How customers, clicks and robots helped make better curtain rails
At IKEA, we want to create innovative solutions for a better everyday life that's easier, too. Take curtain rails, for example. Over the years, we've learned from customers that our curtain rails are good quality but assembling them can be complicated and take hours. In challenging ourselves to make a better solution, we never expected robots would be involved.
Product development engineer Martin Bo Zhang has worked with curtain rails for more than a decade. He uses lots of gestures and body movements when he talks. Martin lifts both arms over his head like a ballerina. He's showing how hard it can be to keep a curtain rail in place while assembling it at the same time."There are 30-50 small screws," Martin says. He brings his thumb and forefinger together, leaving space for a grain of rice. "This small." He keeps one arm up and reaches toward the floor with his other arm. "If a screw falls on the floor, you can't find it," he explains, "and good luck if you have a high pile rug." So how did Martin, designer David Wahl and a team of many at IKEA figure out how to improve curtain rails? First, they researched what customers and co-workers said about curtain rails that had been returned. They had workshops with lots of IKEA colleagues, too. Then they started looking at anything and everything but curtains.
A concept that clicked
Bring in the robots
Where are the robots, exactly? About an hour north of the IKEA home base in a town called Åseda with a population of roughly 2,500. A supplier there won the worldwide bid to produce VIDGA curtain rails, built a new factory and hired more than two dozen new employees. "Going from talking about the small things to being in the factory, looking at the conveyors going around the robots continuously working, is a mind-blowing experience," Martin says. The team was able to automate production with the robots because they designed every piece of VIDGA from scratch. In fact, since nothing like VIDGA exists on the market, we're applying for a global patent for the whole system—a rare step for IKEA. Will you need to call in a high-tech robot to assemble VIDGA curtain rails for you? Nope. You'll just need a simple allen key. Sometimes a better everyday life starts with a click.
Material
What is aluminium?
After iron, aluminium is the world's most used metal and has a very wide range of uses. It’s easy to shape and lightweight, but is still strong and durable. In our range we use it for things like kitchen utensils, curtain rods and tealight cups. A big advantage with aluminium is that it can be recycled again and again without losing its quality. Recycling consumes only a fraction of the energy required to produce aluminium from new raw materials.
Designer thoughts
Designer thoughts
"When mounting curtain rails myself, I’ve often thought about how it could be made simpler. So when I got the chance to create VIDGA curtain rail system, I knew what I wanted to do. The new system needed to look good, and be as easy to understand as to mount with just a few tools. And I am very pleased with the outcome! I’m sure you’ll like the end result, when all your curtains or panel curtains are in place."