Collaborations

It’s most definitely our loudest lamp ever. The SYMFONISK table lamp with WiFi speaker combines the best of light and sound and challenges the traditional idea of sound technology in the home.

Is it possible to create great sound while saving space? If you ask IKEA and Sonos the answer is a unanimous yes. The fab sounding proof is a bookshelf speaker that doubles as a bedside table, a floating shelf, a bookstand – and more.

It’s day two at the Design Indaba Festival and the vibes are about to get creative. Together with students from the Cape Peninsula University of Technology, designers from the ÖVERALLT collection have customised the ÖVERALLT chair on the spot as visitors enjoy some lunch.

Two years ago, IKEA started its journey together with ten African designers from different backgrounds and disciplines to collaborate. This week, the finished results of the ÖVERALLT collection are being pre-launched at the Design Indaba Festival – the same exact spot where it all came to life two years ago

When do you find the time to exercise? In the basement while waiting for the washing machine cycle to finish or with your kids in the living room? We all want to work out but can’t always find a way to make it work. IKEA and adidas visit women’s homes to explore the connection between living spaces and sport to help create healthy habits.

The Sonos vision is a straight forward one – fill every home with music and make listening out loud a valued, and shared, experience again. Since its start in 2002 the audio company has worked relentlessly to achieve just that, bringing the rest of us a great-sounding, easy-to-use wireless home sound system that makes our everyday lives a bit better.

When IKEA knocked on the doors of Sonos in California, with the hope of joining forces to bring sound and music into the home, they found an eager partner. On the other side of the Atlantic another collaboration with a Swedish audio company is taking form. IKEA is now entering the world of sound.