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IKEA releases a new phrasebook – for your plants

Swedish phrasebook

IKEA Australia is marking Plant Appreciation Day with the launch of Plantitudes, a free Swedish phrasebook designed to help Australians talk to their plants in a way that inspires growth. The book boasts 18 pages of foliage-loving phrases, using compostable and recyclable materials so that it can later be used for mulch. Studies show that vibrations from speech can have a positive impact on plant health, and IKEA has found that its plants are more likely to thrive when spoken to in Swedish. The Plantitudes launch is part of IKEA’s annual Life at Home Report, which found that Aussies are more likely to talk to their plants than the global average. The report also revealed that 43% of Australians feel more positive about their home in 2022 than they did in 2021, with an even greater sense of optimism than the global average. More Aussies are also staying at home more often, with one in four pretending to have plans so they can continue to stay home, and 28% having eaten a meal in bed. Nader Agha, Life at Home expert at IKEA Australia, said that the statistics reflect how Australians are choosing to embrace their homes more than ever, and that the company wants to encourage Aussies to talk to their green friends this Plant Appreciation Day. Austalians can receive a free Plantitudes book with every plant purchase at IKEA stores nationwide on April 13th, and throughout the weekend while stocks last. IKEA offers a range of plants and growing accessories for its customers…. Read More

IKEA Australia just announced its first take back service to upcycle your old pieces

Ikea Tom Dixon UTS Delaktig couch 1

If IKEA isn’t doing awesome collaboration-after-collaboration with designers from all over the world, or giving students a creative leg-up, they’re usually kicking goals in other ways. And this June is no exception with the furniture retail giant announcing that it is introducing the first ‘take back’ furniture scheme for customers ever. What does that mean? Well, by joining the sustainability and environmentally friendly bandwagon that everyone is on these days, IKEA will allow Sydney customers (for the moment) to give their unwanted IKEA furniture a second life by returning it to the IKEA for it to be sold on to a new customer. You can wave ‘goodbye’ to Facebook Marketplace! Underpinning importance of the circular economy, IKEA is also unveiling its first ever Circular Living pop-up store at IKEA Tempe this month, which will be open for eight weeks, giving you an in-depth look at the recyclable and renewable materials that make up their favourite IKEA products. All this was brought on by IKEA’s people and planet positive report from 2018, which revealed that it’s possible Aussies have thrown away 13.5 million pieces of furniture that could be recycled, reused or repaired and given a second life. The findings show Australians are being more wasteful than they intend to – with half the population (56%) having thrown out furniture in the last 12 months, even though a quarter would have it if they knew how to repair or reuse it. It’s pretty shocking stuff. But, what do you get for returning your old furniture?  IKEA is sweetening the deal with the whole idea. Not only do you get to minimise… Read More

Design legend Tom Dixon has partnered with IKEA and Sydney’s UTS design students to make DELAKTIG

Ikea Tom Dixon UTS Delaktig house plants

Once IKEA start, they obviously can’t stop and it’s a great thing when you consider the vast – and awesome – range of stuff they keep pumping out with designer-after-designer. We’ve been through the rounds of Scandinavian designer collaborations so far, now moving on to things with slightly a different feel in the collection between IKEA and industrial designer Tom Dixon, coupled with some emerging design talents from Sydney’s UTS university. Now we welcome the latest collab, DELAKTIG, which is offering up something altogether new. The challenge for students was simple: personalise the range to reflect life at home in Australia. The end result was a creative take on just that, the kind of stuff you’d be happy to have at your place this winter. DELAKTIG is an open-source sofa concept, featuring an endlessly configurable modular furniture collection made-up of sofas and accessories.  The design vision is based on a platform which can be personalised to people’s constantly changing wants and needs. “Co-creation is very normal now, particularly in the digital world. I could imagine it’s going to become much more popular in the physical world as well. DELAKTIG is an experiment that challenges the conventional methods of creation and distribution of furniture and explores the notions of adaptability and future-proofing. Ultimately, DELAKTIG celebrates sustainability, longevity, flexibility and creativity,” said designer Tom Dixon. The range’s aluminium frame allows for personalisation through clip-on items, such as side tables and lamps, but the range is the first that IKEA has formally encouraged customers and companies alike to modify or add… Read More

IKEA introduces a Los Angeles urban capsule collection inspired by cool with SPÄNST

IKEA SPANST desk

Available from 28 May, IKEA will introduce a new range of homewares that veritably dump tangible ‘betterness’ all over what you think is good home furniture and style, setting the threshold incredibly high. Yet, affordable. As the Swedish homewares giant gets set to launch a new range, SPÄNST, across the country, it’s almost time to start making-way for what you’ve got, getting the home prepped as a canvas for Los Angeles inspired urban cool furniture and decor. It is all designed in collaboration with designer Chris Stamp from label Stampd, known for its meticulous attention to detail and design that embody modern youth culture with high quality and a minimal look. It’s completely different to the last collection with Danish design duo HAY in YPPERLIG and worlds apart from the collection of Kit Neale in SPRIDD, offering a distinctly urban flavour with black finishings, mesh outers and subtly printed fabrics. Either way you look at it, though, it makes ‘effortlessly cool’ an interiors’ style that is 100% accessible without breaking the bank. “As a fashion designer, I know that people want to show other people their clothes, shoes and accessories. Why spend a lot on a pair of sneakers and hide them in the closet? “I want everyone to be able to take pride in how they display their clothing and footwear, allowing them to appreciate their pieces just as much as when they’re not being worn.” Hence, the collection is all about the mesh wardrobe and great outer finishings, letting the pieces join the home as… Read More