IkHa by Oatmeal Studio
Dutch designers Oatmeal Studio have hacked IKEA furniture to create a pop-up restaurant where diners pick their own tableware and cut their own tablecloths (+ slideshow.) More about IkHa by Oatmeal Studio
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IKEA Lounge at Charles de Gaulle airport
Swedish furniture brand IKEA have installed a temporary lounge at Charles de Gaulle airport in Paris (+ slideshow). More about IKEA Lounge at Charles de Gaulle airport
Recession Chair by Tjep
Dutch designers Tjep. have reduced part of a mass produced IKEA chair to a skeletal form to evoke the receding state of the global economy. More about Recession Chair by Tjep
"IKEA to sell eco-homes for Olympics" - London Evening Standard
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Dezeen Wire: Swedish furniture retailer IKEA is to build an eco-housing development next to London's Olympic park in Stratford. A spokesman for IKEA has claimed that the 1,200 home scheme featuring its own water power plant, school, health surgery and nursery will be "the newest and most interesting development in the whole area" - London Evening Standard
Homemade is Best by Forsman & Bodenfors, Evelina Bratell and Carl Kleiner for Ikea
Swedish furniture and homeware brand Ikea have released this 140-page cookbook featuring photographs of ingredients laid out in patterns. More about Homemade is Best by Forsman & Bodenfors, Evelina Bratell and Carl Kleiner for Ikea
Temporary Bar by Diogo Aguiar and Teresa Otto
Designers Diogo Aguiar and Teresa Otto of Portugal have designed and built a temporary bar made of 420 IKEA storage boxes for a competition organised by the architecture faculty at the Universidade do Porto in Portugal. More about Temporary Bar by Diogo Aguiar and Teresa Otto
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The Font War: IKEA Fans Fume over Verdana - Time magazine
Dezeenwire: Time magazine reports on the backlash following IKEA's decision to drop its customised version of Futura for all its print and online collateral in favour of Verdana. Time
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IKEA exhibition showcases 50 years of functional furnishing - The Guardian
Dezeenwire: The Guardian has published a slideshow of images showing an exhibition of IKEA furniture from the 1950s to today, which has opened at the Liljevalchs Konsthall museum in Stockholm. The Guardian
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IKEA PS Collection in Milan
Milan 09: Swedish furniture brand IKEA showed in Milan for the first time this year, presenting their PS Collection by designers including Front and Hella Jongerius. Above: IKEA PS SÅGA by Nike Karlsson More about IKEA PS Collection in Milan
Pelle, Mikkel and Gullspira by Hella Jongerius for IKEA
Dutch designer Hella Jongerius has designed three textile wall hangings featuring animals for Swedish furniture company IKEA. More about Pelle, Mikkel and Gullspira by Hella Jongerius for IKEA