The line will be available in IKEA stores worldwide in February 2023.
IKEA has teamed up with the Dutch designer Sabine Marcelis to present a joint collection called VARMBLIXT. The collaboration includes furniture, fixtures, and accessories, focusing on transparent materials.
The collection was presented in Paris, marking the first full-length collaboration between IKEA and Sabine Marcelis. Stylistically, the entire line repeats the designer's earlier works in a reinterpreted way.
With the collaboration, IKEA aims to demonstrate to consumers the importance of lighting in the home. According to the concept presented, light's effect serves as the center and starting point of the collection.
“This collection is about creating products that inject a sense of warmth and positivity into the home,” Marcelis says. “I love that light can activate things and bring a dynamic quality to static objects. You shouldn’t bring anything into your house that does not make you happy or trigger some sort of emotional response.”
Five of the twenty lamps included in the collaboration will be in IKEA's permanent collection. Among them is a round wall lamp in the form of a sculpture, capable of emitting warm light from the back. And also an LED pendant lamp with curved frosted glass sections.
“Our vision was to continue building off the idea of blending design with sculptural objects in the creation of VARMBLIXT. It’s a collaboration connected to the functional aesthetics of our space while inspiring people to add purposeful and versatile objects to the home”, says Henrik Most, Creative Leader at IKEA.
The VARMBLIXT collection will be available in IKEA stores worldwide in February 2023.
