Ikea Democratic Blueprint Announces Novel Collaborations + Product
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It's that fourth dimension of twelvemonth again, where IKEA hosted Democratic Design Day inwards Almhult, Sweden. Democratic Design, explained yesteryear IKEA's Marcus Engman, Design Manager at IKEA Range & Supply is, "great form, function, quality, sustainable, in addition to available for everybody (low price)". I can't believe it's already been 2 years since I attended DDD, but thank you lot to Instagram, in addition to IKEA broadcasting the trial live, nosotros had a adventure to acquire a sneak peek! Here's what stood out to us:
YPPERLIG Collection / Collaboration amongst HAY: YPPERLIG - IKEA’s collaboration amongst Danish fellowship HAY in addition to its 2 founders Mette in addition to Rolf Hay - is focused on exploring the futurity Scandinavian blueprint identity in addition to agreement what the truthful functional in addition to emotional needs are inwards the modern 21st century home. The collection volition launch inwards Oct 2017 in addition to includes furniture, lighting, accessories in addition to textile designs, using advanced manufacturing techniques.
DELAKTIG Collection / Collaboration amongst Tom Dixon: The IKEA collaboration amongst Tom Dixon is non solely well-nigh exploring the possibility of designing opened upwards source hardware, but also exploring materials in addition to challenging traditional ways of production to redefine the concept of comfort. Launching inwards Feb 2018, the DELAKTIG open-source platform is a new, versatile seating solution designed to aid people contend amongst all the activity of everyday life. It’s made for your friends in addition to household unit of measurement to relax in addition to socialize, amongst the possibility to job every bit a bed in addition to tailor the component subdivision to accommodate your living situation.
OMEDELBAR Collection / Collaboration amongst Bea Åkerlund: IKEA is teaming upwards amongst Swedish-born fashion designer in addition to stylist Bea Åkerlund to create a bold, eclectic collection – OMEDELBAR – that volition live available starting inwards March 2018. Influenced yesteryear Swedish blueprint in addition to Åkerlund’s experience styling Hollywood icons, such every bit Madonna, Beyoncé in addition to Lady Gaga, the limited-edition collection is perfect for immature fashion lovers in addition to volition include contention pieces for your abode that tin heighten or lift a look, only similar personal accessories.
ART EVENT 2018 Collection / Launching inwards Apr 2018, IKEA ART EVENT 2018 is a limited-edition collection featuring contemporary drinking glass figurines. Designed yesteryear 8 unique, urban artists, the collection invites the playfulness in addition to imagination that nosotros all had every bit children. The ART EVENT 2018 continues the IKEA mission to build dandy fine art accessible for everyone.
SPÄNST Collection / Collaboration amongst Chris Stamp: IKEA is collaborating amongst avant-garde streetwear designer Chris Stamp to explore ways to integrate street civilization in addition to sports at abode inwards a casual in addition to informal way. Launching inwards May 2018, the limited-edition SPÄNST collection is designed for today’s active, young-minded people in addition to brings crisp freshness in addition to sporty materials to abode furnishings.
INDUSTRIELL Collection / Collaboration amongst Piet Hein Eek: Launching inwards jump 2018, INDUSTRIELL is a trial of a collaboration amongst Dutch designer Piet Hein Eek to explore how to give mass-produced objects individuality spell yet utilizing an industrial production process. Celebrating uniqueness in addition to intentional imperfections, the collection volition consist of sustainable slice of furniture in addition to abode furnishing items made amongst wood, metal, glass, linen, ceramic, in addition to more.
INNEHÅLLSRIK Collection: The limited-edition INNEHÅLLSRIK collection is co-created amongst artisans from the social venture Rangsutra in addition to Industree inwards India, marrying Scandinavian blueprint in addition to traditional Indian handicraft techniques. The IKEA Social Entrepreneur Initiative is a collaboration betwixt IKEA in addition to social entrepreneurs to merge gaps betwixt people in addition to cultures, portion ideas in addition to create a amend everyday life for to a greater extent than of the many. INNEHÅLLSRIK volition live available at choose IKEA U.S. stores starting inwards jump 2018.
HJÄRTELIG Collection: One of our favourites, coming inwards 2018 a novel collection called HJÄRTELIG. Love the canopy, divider, in addition to headboard!
CURATED BY COLETTE AND DARCEL DISAPPOINTS / If a abode had a street style, what would it be? Ikea teams upwards amongst French multi-brand retailer, colette in addition to Darcel Disappoints to play amongst the ability of details for a curated collection of IKEA favourites.
FRAKTA Bag
The FRAKTA handbag gets a makeover! Reform Studio, the squad behind the design, has used 32 chips’ bags to build i glitzy version of FRAKTA. The trigger-happy woman someone duo, Mariam Hazem in addition to Hend Riad, founded Reform inwards Arab Republic of Egypt dorsum inwards 2012. Today, it’s an internationally recognised, award-winning production blueprint studio. It all started amongst a plastic bag:
“We believe that blueprint tin solve stubborn problems in addition to therefore nosotros started from a major number inwards Egypt: waste. Re-form is an umbrella of many ‘Re’s’– nosotros run into blueprint every bit a recreation of an existing idea, a redevelopment of objects, reusing of materials, reviving of cultures in addition to reforming our world.”
COLLABORATION NEWS
NASA & Lund University: IKEA is announcing an exciting collaboration amongst NASA in addition to Ingvar Kamprad Design Center at Lund University to create a curious infinite collection laid to launch inwards 2019. As NASA in addition to Master’s students at the academy piece of work together to explore what is needed for a three-year journeying to Mars, IKEA volition tap into their learnings in addition to apply these discoveries to products in addition to methods for everyday life at home, hither on earth.
As component subdivision of this project, IKEA volition also await into the interior of the habitat that NASA is planning to topographic point on Mars in addition to volition contribute to the evolution of that habitat amongst experience in addition to cognition well-nigh what makes a abode experience similar abode to people, fifty-fifty if it is on Mars.
Virgil Abloh: IKEA is partnering amongst Virgil Abloh, founder of the fashion label Off-White, to explore inspiring blueprint for immature people in addition to their “first home,” focusing on making it fashionable yet inexpensive. By working together amongst students, the collection – slated to launch inwards 2019 – volition characteristic unique, innovative in addition to inspiring furnishings in addition to decorations that volition offering a provocative viewpoint on how immature people reckon design.
Byredo: IKEA is collaborating amongst Ben Gorham, founder of the fragrance fellowship Byredo, on the thought of “invisible design” yesteryear adding scents inwards the home. Understanding that odour is the feel amongst the most powerful influence on memory, mood in addition to emotion, IKEA is curious to explore the role of scent inwards the home, the carriers in addition to the products, every bit good every bit how people tin integrate scents inwards completely novel ways. The collection is planned to launch inwards 2019.
Teenage Engineering: IKEA is partnering amongst Teenage Engineering, a collective of creatives known for making music in addition to designing electronic instruments, to blueprint a collection that taps into the importance of music inwards the home. Launching inwards early on 2019, FREKVENS volition consist of products needed to host a fun, spontaneous gathering amongst dandy music, from a vinyl role instrumentalist to an electronic choir.
