Designers of Ikea

The first complete presentation of the creators behind the world’s most successful furniture enterprise. Ikea’s design-ers have long been anonymous to the majority of us, but from the very outset the company engaged skilled designers for its furniture production. In 1995 the company invested heavily in an even stronger contemporary design profile with its PS series, and since then Ikea has won both the red dot award and the Excellent Swedish Design award for its products. As a result, in addition to creating lovelier everyday things for our homes, Ikea has also created furniture that is now eagerly sought after by collectors the world over and in auction rooms.

Ikea’s Designers presents all these faces behind the huge output of “democratic design” on offer in the Ikea catalogues, both in Sweden and worldwide. A lot of space is devoted to recent years’ commitment to eminent Swedish and international designers. The account is accompanied by a large number of unique illustrations ranging from the company’s first, limited range to its vast present-day collection of turn-key beauty for Everyman.

FACTS
Title: Designers of Ikea
Language: English
Author: Staffan Bengtsson
Graphic design: Daniel Bjugård
No. of pages: 292
Format: 200x210 mm
Binding: Hard cover
Published in 2008
ISBN 978-91-85689-06-4

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