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IKEA unveils “powerful” first photos by artist-in-residence Annie Leibovitz

February 14, 2024 Cajsa Carlson 0

Swedish furniture brand IKEA has released two images from a series of photographs taken by Annie Leibovitz, its first-ever artist-in-residence, showing people in their homes across the world. The American photographer, who is best known for her portraits, travelled to twenty-five homes around the globe to take photos of people in their residences. She visited

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IKEA reflects on “the past, the present and the future” of the home at Milan design week

April 24, 2023 Jane Englefield 0

Swedish retailer IKEA marked its 80th anniversary at Milan design week with Assembling the Future Together, an immersive exhibition that charts the furniture company’s history and addresses its future. Assembling the Future Together took place at Padiglione Visconti in Milan and explored the brand’s progression since the 1950s. “The whole exhibition is about the past, the

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Printed textiles are “not just an accessory but something that can create a space” says Marimekko creative director

March 24, 2023 Amy Peacock 0

Bold colours and prints can enhance interiors in the same way as architectural details, argues Rebekka Bay of lifestyle brand Marimekko in this interview. Bay was appointed creative director of the Finnish design firm in 2020 having previously held top roles at fashion brands including Everlane, Cos and Uniqlo. Founded in 1951, Marimekko is known

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IKEA designs “safe spaces” for children and at-risk refugees fleeing Ukraine

June 21, 2022 Jennifer Hahn 0
IKEA Blue Dot shelters

Furniture company IKEA has donated its products and design services to create a series of refugee support centres in Eastern Europe, set up by the United Nations to offer aid and sanctuary to the most vulnerable groups displaced by Russia’s invasion of Ukraine. The Swedish furniture brand created spaces with a homely, comforting atmosphere inside several

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Gridded facade defines car-free IKEA store in Vienna by Querkraft Architekten

May 9, 2022 Lizzie Crook 0
Exterior of IKEA Vienna Westbahnhof

A gridded facade dotted with trees animates the inner-city IKEA Vienna Westbahnhof store, which local studio Querkraft Architekten has deliberately designed without parking spaces. Located in the heart of the Austrian capital, the car-free IKEA store is designed by Vienna-based Querkraft Architekten to be accessible solely by foot or public transport. According to Swedish furniture

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Dorte Mandrup designs IKEA Copenhagen store with rooftop park

June 2, 2021 Lizzie Crook 0
A visual of a city-centre IKEA store

Danish studio Dorte Mandrup has designed a city-centre IKEA store with a public rooftop park that will act as a “green lounge” for Copenhagen, Denmark. Slated to open in the Vesterbro neighbourhood in 2023, the store has been designed by Dorte Mandrup with IKEA to suit the behaviours of urban consumers. It will be easily

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IKEA reveals plans for car-free store wrapped in greenery

January 23, 2020 Lizzie Crook 0
IKEA Vienna Westbahnhof by Querkraft Architekten for IKEA

More than 100 trees will adorn the gridded facade of IKEA’s city-centre Vienna Westbahnhof store, which will have no space for car parking. Currently under construction in the Austrian capital, the car-free IKEA store is designed by local studio Querkraft Architekten to address “radically changed customer and mobility behaviours”. IKEA Vienna Westbahnhof, which will have a

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