Materials & Methods, 10.04.18 Developing for sustainability Join our product development and design team on a trip to the bamboo forests of Vietnam, and learn how we use this fast-growing plant for KNIXHULT, our upcoming family of handmade lamps.
Collaborations Innovations Materials & Methods, 22.01.18 Furniture shared with everyone – but what is open source all about? Is it a furniture movement, a philosophy, or an invitation for everyone to join the party? Whatever it is, open source is here to stay. At least it is, according to Joni Steiner at Opendesk in London.
Materials & Methods, 01.11.17 The making of Mr Bunny Few things in life go as planned. The creation of Mr. Bunny for the fourth IKEA Art Event was an exception to that. But of course, it wasn’t the first idea Joe Ledbetter had for the assignment to create a glass figure.
Materials & Methods, 30.09.17 The making of a glass owl Allow us to introduce you to “Sutemos” – a glass owl figurine designed by Nathan Jurevicius for the fourth IKEA Art Event.
Materials & Methods, 13.09.17 The making of a peace sign “Decoration is a crime”: four words that make James Jarvis’s glass piece for this year’s upcoming IKEA Art Event a real thought-starter.
Materials & Methods, 17.07.17 The art of making glass In between discussions of Harry Potter and video games, three unique toy designers and artists partook in the first IKEA Art Event workshop for 2018. The creative team paid a visit to Målerås glassworks, where the first prototypes are produced.
Materials & Methods, 10.07.17 Finding the new in the forgotten Turning something useless into gold is deeply rooted in the IKEA DNA. In the quest for a new generation of sustainable materials, Creative Leader Michael Nikolic, uses novel techniques to revive organic solutions for a new collection called HJÄRTELIG.
Materials & Methods, 09.07.17 Brave new 3D world Since the industrialisation, mass production has been based on the same principals. Next year these are being challenged as IKEA introduces its first ever 3D printed objects in the OMEDELBAR collection, a collaboration with stylist Bea Åkerlund.
Materials & Methods, 30.03.17 Awesome aluminium Imagine an enormous hydraulic press squeezing out a fifty-metre long strip of piping-hot aluminium. Kind of like a play-doh press squeezing out brightly coloured spaghetti. That’s the process of making DELAKTIG. We spoke with the world’s largest aluminium extruder Sapa to find out more.
Materials & Methods, 16.12.16 Wonder of waste In collaboration with one of their suppliers, IKEA has produced a first of its kind kitchen front. What’s so special? Well, it is completely made out of waste.
