IKEA news and archive

Stora Enso joins H&M and Ikea in TreeToTextile project

Finnish pulp and paper manufacturer Stora Enso has joined The H&m Group, Inter Ikea Group and SunPine founder Lars Stigsson in their joint venture TreeToTextile AB. The project aims to develop new textile fibres from renewable forest raw materials, at attractive costs. All four partners have an equally big stake in the company. Stora Enso has...

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Retail

Drop culture is coming to IKEA

It looks like the ‘hype’ sales tactic employed by the likes of Supreme and Burberry has spread to the world of furniture. Ikea has announced on Instagram that it is launching limited-edition T-shirts in the Netherlands to celebrate its 75th birthday. With catchy phrases like ‘Billy is my homeboy’, Ikea is paying tribute to their own bestselling...

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Business

Ikea-linked investment company buys stake in H&M

Two Swedish giants are growing closer: Interogo Holding AC, an investment company linked to Ikea, has bought a 190 million US dollar stake in Hennes & Mauritz (H&M), according to news agency Bloomberg. Interogo didn’t previously own any shares in the fast fashion company. The acquisition of the 0.6 percent stake follows rumors that H&M’s...

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Fashion

Off-White x Ikea: pop-up store pulls rugs out from under customers

Parisians do not exactly have a reputation as impulsive early risers who like to queue up to buy a rug. But that is exactly what happened on Saturday morning when hundreds of people crowded into a pop-up store on Quai d'Austerlitz to buy one of four models of rugs, designed by none other than Off-White’s Virgil Abloh for Swedish furniture giant...

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Fashion

Off White x Ikea collection to launch 2019

Last month Virgil Abloh, founder of eponymous streetwear label Off-White, launched the first images of this collection with Ikea on YouTube. The video channel livestreamed the event from New York and delivered a sneak peak from the Swedish furniture giant's collaboration with Abloh, which includes furniture and household goods, "designed for...

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Retail

Ikea and Savile Row tailor William Hunt partner up to create three-piece suits

Ikea has partnered up with Savile Row tailor William Hunt to give a few lucky customers the closest experience to being in bed all day. Hunt created four exclusive three-piece suits using the same fabrics Ikea uses for its sofas and bedding. The suits will be given away in a contest on Ikea’s website, where one must answer the following...

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Fashion

Ikea teams up with stylist Bea Åkerlund for capsule collection

Homeware giant Ikea has teamed up with another fashion expert for its upcoming collaborative collection: stylist and costume designer Bea Åkerlund. Together the two created a new collection under the name Omedelbar, which is set to offer a series of eclectic household goods. Set to launch in stores Spring 2018, the collection will feature a...

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News|OPINION

Taking Out The Trash: Fashion’s Affair With Bad Taste

Fashion’s relentless flirtation with bad taste has teetered over into stalker territory. It seems to be lying in wait now for a nullity of an idea to pluck out of thin air, tag with a hefty ransom, leak photos and await the Twitter backlash that means brand relevance. Within a single week we’ve been scandalized by Balenciaga’s “Ikea” bag selling...

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Fashion |OPINION Featured

Taking Out The Trash: Fashion’s Affair With Bad Taste

Fashion’s relentless flirtation with bad taste has teetered over into stalker territory. It seems to be lying in wait now for a nullity of an idea to pluck out of thin air, tag with a hefty ransom, leak photos and await the Twitter backlash that means brand relevance. Within a single week we’ve been scandalized by Balenciaga’s “Ikea” bag selling...

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Fashion

Chris Stamp of Stampd collaborates with Ikea

Swedish furniture company Ikea is collaborating with American designer Chris Stamp, the founder and creative director of Stampd, for a home goods collection. “Being a curious company Ikea always want to explore areas where we haven’t been before. By collaborating with a fashion designer like Chris Stamp we can bring in the inspiration of...

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Fashion

Ikea taps Kit Neale for limited edition collection

London - Swedish furnishings and homeware giant Ikea has tapped British fashion designer Kit Neale to created its latest designer collaboration collection. Together the two have created a limited edition collection of festival-related items and homeware, including sleeping bags, mugs and even tents, a first for Ikea. The new collection sees the...

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