Collaborations

A glass table with speaker components, a screwdriver and a pair of scissors.

, 15.06.21

The art of good sound

Is it a speaker? Or is it an art piece? In fact, it’s both. Meet the designers of the all new SYMFONISK picture frame WiFi speaker – the latest addition to the family of products created through the collaboration between Sonos and IKEA.

A dark room with a lighted booth with two gaming chairs in it.

, 09.06.21

Bringing the world of cyberpunk and home furnishing together

What happens when you combine gaming experts and experts on life at home? We sat down with Johnny Chan, lead designer at Republic of Gamers (ROG), and IKEA designer Jon Karlsson, to discuss how a collision of worlds created something quite unique: the much-anticipated range of furniture made for gaming.

Luis Gomez Barquin sitting beside two colourful rugs with playful patterns, and looking through piles of printed patterns.

, 18.05.21

Luis about putting fashion on the floor

To Luis, the hand-tufted rug technique is like painting on a white canvas but using dyed wool yarns instead of paint. We talked to the Product Design Developer about working with the colourful KARISMATISK rug, designed together with British fashion designer Zandra Rhodes.

A woman surrounded by colourful cushions with playful motifs, holding a pink cushion, plus a pair of hands folding paper.

Collaborations

, 13.04.21

Jewellery for the home

They both love to surround themselves with things that make them feel happy, empowered, and comfortable. We talked with Zandra Rhodes and Paulin Machado about self-expression, creating a home, and how the pleated metal jewellery and fabric Zandra brought to Sweden resulted in KARISMATISK products.

A person wearing grey gloves putting jeans into a green machine with a piece of denim fabric on top.

, 08.04.21

Covering an icon in denim to be more sustainable

The love for denim will probably never go out of style. Yet from a sustainability perspective, most jeans produced end up in landfills. That’s why IKEA is now joining hands with the Dutch denim brand MUD Jeans, creating a limited-edition KLIPPAN sofa cover using an innovative method that gives new life to both sofas and worn-out jeans.

A man in a black cap and denim shirt looking at a small object in his hands, in a room with wood flooring and a desk.

, 25.02.21

Per and Bastian on giving iconic objects a new function

Humans since 1982, Stockholm-based Per Emanuelsson and Bastian Bischoff, aren’t much for labels. Rather than calling themselves designers, artists or engineers, they want to be free to focus on the multifaceted nature of being human, in any way they like.

A hand holding a tapered glass vase with black lettering on it, in front of a canvas leaning against a wall back to front.

, 18.02.21

Stefan on basing his artwork on drawings

Wherever Stefan Marx goes, he brings a pen and paper. The Berlin-based artist draws all the time, wherever he is. Nowadays, he even has a small studio setup that he can take with him when he travels.

A man in a blue jacket working with a toolbox at a workbench in a workshop, with shelving in the background.

, 11.02.21

Putting the Allen key at the centre of attention

Tokyo-based 3D-design group Gelchop transforms no-name design products into readymade art objects – turning the original meaning or application on its head.

Kiang Aitao holding a ceramic pot beside a shelving unit with rows of the same pot.

, 09.02.21

The business of the future? It’s fair and inclusive

Since 2012, IKEA has been collaborating with social businesses – pioneers with the ambition to create an ethical business in all dimensions. This is the story of business done differently, aiming to create 95,000 jobs that positively impact 500,000 lives.