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  • Airbnb bought a Russian design studio and nobody knows why

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    Christopher Klimovski
    Christopher Klimovski
    09.30.2015

    Russian design firm Lapka sent out a Tweet yesterday announcing that it had been acquired by Airbnb, confusing all of those who were faced with the black and white mock up image publicizing the partnership. The $24 billion home rental service has been investing a lot of its time and energy into shaping its company identity: from a change of logo to offering hosts products to better their properties. But looking at the products that Lapka has released in the past: a smartphone-assisted breathalyzer and concept sensor nodes for Google's Project Ara phone, we're left wondering what the two companies will produce.