We 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 couch or(...) Read More about PrettyPegs: Shoe Your Furniture (42 words)

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After 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.(...) Read More about Carl Kleiner Teams up with Ikea Again (31 words)

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Carl 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!

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From 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?(...) Read More about Ikea invades Paris Metro Stations (111 words)

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IKEA 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 a collection called Homeless furniture – Furniture Design with abandoned/unwanted street furniture !

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What 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 work, basically (...) Read More about Ikea Delivery Ad Campaign (88 words)

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Helmut 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 fire arc technique.(...) Read More about Helmut Smits Lights Ikea on Fire (149 words)

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A little bit sick of the purposeful paint splatters everywhere, even though we’re sure to see it until at least Fashion Week.

We suppose this could still be a cute way to get in on the fun, while it’s still fun, especially if you’re trying to figure out what to bring for next Fall – Even IKEA made a bed set.

Etro first showed off their foot fringes at Spring 08, which really only distracted from their much cuter printed dresses and army jackets. Tophsop’s created their own slightly darker version, and Candela NYC and Urban Outfitters opted for a shorter, more understated take on the trend.

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Is it not a cool idea !? I would love to ride in Paris or in NY in some stylish Subway ! “Swedish furniture giant IKEA has converted the Kobe Portliner Monorail into a moving showroom before the April 14 opening of a new retail outlet at Port Island. The redecorated train, which features a colorful exterior, bright upholstery and fancy curtains, will carry passengers in style until May 6.”(...) Read More about IKEA Subway (0 words)

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