Design & Culture (IKEA “screw yourself”)
This is not an accusation of plagiarism, don’t get me wrong it would be naive to assume that the mega giant of populist furniture IKEA could be so unprofessional. Everything is legal and the authorship are clear for the industry and the authorised patent commissions.
Thonet Chair
IKEA ÖGLA
My concern is the long term effect of that skilful transformation and adaptation of top design to fast-furniture. Lets face it, there is hardly a household in western europe that can’t come up with at least 1 IKEA item. There are total IKEA homes from kitchen to bathrobes! Good prices and magnificent marketing! I don’t deny it, though i can argue about the prices or the quality including that paper hot-dogs or meatballs that are part of the whole enchanting trip around Ikealand. (more…)
(Via designight.)
