· INTERIOR DESIGN ·
A Charming Swedish ApartmentOkay, we admit, we love IKEA! We are pretty familiar with what they have in the United States market, and sometimes wonder what they carry in the homeland.
· INTERIOR DESIGN ·
SemiHandMade Makes Great Ikea Hacks for Your KitchenWe love when you take Ikea pieces, that are reasonably priced and make them look better for just a little extra (or you can even DIY). Here are some kitchen Ikea hacks proposed by Los Angeles based company SemiHandMade. Maybe these can give you some ideas to revamp your kitchen…
· INTERIOR DESIGN ·
PrettyPegs: Shoe Your FurnitureWe all love Ikea furniture, but I definitely find myself wishing there was a way to give my couch an upgrade. Jana Cagin and Mikael Söderblom, the founders of PrettyPegs, seemed to have had a similar problem and came up with an incredibly unique answer. PrettyPegs are replaceable furniture legs that elegantly give your Ikea [...]
· STILL LIFE ·
Carl Kleiner Teams up with Ikea AgainAfter the huge viral success with his ‘Homemade is Best‘ campaign for the Ikea’s cookbook, Carl Kleiner teams up with Ikea once again, but this time they asked Carl to, together with stylist Evelina Kleiner, put together and capture ways to spend the budget you get when you buy a kitchen at Ikea.
· FOOD, STILL LIFE ·
Homemade is Best by Evelina BratellCarl Kleiner was hired by IKEA to shoot the recipes for their new baking book called Hembakat är Bäst [Homemade is Best]. The amazing food styling has been created by Evelina Bratell. New York mag just wrote about it and gave credit to photographer, when I think the credit should definitely go to the stylist!
· ADVERTISING, INTERIOR DESIGN ·
Ikea invades Paris Metro StationsFrom 10 to 24 March 2010, if you step into a metro station in Paris, you can relax in a IKEA loungeroom setting whilst waiting for your train – what could be a more pleasant metro installation?
· INDUSTRIAL DESIGN ·
Un-IKEA: Custom Furniture by Kenyon YehIKEA Gone Insane! Kenyon Yeh or Wiyono Sutjipto is a genius ! Seriously who would have think outside of the box regarding IKEA furniture ?! Making something new, different, strange or personal from the standardized, uniform, modular parts that come when you buy an IKEA furniture kit. It is just genius ! He also created [...]
· ADVERTISING ·
Ikea Delivery Ad CampaignWhat an excellent campaign idea by the DDB Berlin for the latest Ikea Delivery Campaign ! Announcing their free delivery service, I wish the delivery could arrive like that rather than build everything… When you think about it, this type of campaign would not need the whole photoshoot process, this is such an easy Photoshop [...]
· INSTALLATION ·
Helmut Smits Lights Ikea on FireHelmut Smits (1974) is a multidisciplinary visual artist based in Rotterdam, The Netherlands. His FLAMMA work is a set of 8 different IKEA products with which you can start a fire, using the using the fire arc technique.
· TRENDS ·
Drip and Fringe TrendsThe paint-drip phenomenon of Spring 08
A little bit sick of the purposeful paint splatters everywhere, even though we’re sure to see it until at least Fashion Week…
· DESIGN ·
IKEA SubwayIs it not a cool idea !? I would love to ride in Paris or in NY in some stylish Subway ! …
· BOOK & MAG ·
Jason SalavonIn 2007, the Ikea book had over 175 million copies distributed globally and is thought to have surpassed the Bible