Sweden | Design Indaba

Stefan Diez on the importance of craftsmanship and pushing boundaries in design

“Design is always done really outstandingly if it takes little effort to reach very far," says the industrial designer. >
Minutiae: The ‘anti-social’ app gives your more mundane moments meaning

“YOU ARE NOT YOUR TIMELINE.” >
Rebranding North Korea

Swedish studio Snask gives the totalitarian state a visual makeover. >
IKEA unveils plan to provide employment for thousands

The Swedish company continues to make strides with their humanitarian efforts. >
African aesthetic and Scandinavian sensibilities

We chat to Marcus Engman, head of design at IKEA Sweden, about the new Afrikea collaboration between Design Indaba and IKEA. >
Design Indaba 2017 features a royal flush of Scandinavian speakers

Finland, Norway, Sweden, Denmark and Iceland are all accounted for at this year’s Design Indaba Conference. >
Jesper Brodin

Design Director

Jesper Brodin is the CEO of range and supply at IKEA of Sweden. >
IKEA

Furniture Designer • Retailer

IKEA is a proud supplier of Design Indaba Festival 2017 and are working in collaboration on a new Africa design collection due to launch in 2019. >
Marcus Engman

Creative Director • Furniture Designer

The head of design at IKEA challenges the way traditional products are made. >
Ikea’s Better Shelter named Design of the Year

Here’s what makes this emergency shelter solution the design of the year. >
A chainless bicycle for the urbanite

Ikea introduces the stylish, low maintenance Sladda for non-cyclists >
How can we respond faster to epidemic outbreaks?

The Ubuntu containment bed can easily be assembled for a rapid response to an outbreak >
Snask on the power of provocative branding

Stockholm-based creative agency Snask is known for rockstar-inspired, pink, provocative designs. >
Wintergatan Marble Machine: Making music with marbles

This arcade-style music box features a range of programmable instruments. >
5 buildings rethinking what wood can do

Wood is making a come-back as environmental concern and innovation pushes it to the forefront. >
5 ways IKEA is innovating sustainably

Today is IKEA’s annual Democratic Design Day. We take a look at how the progressive retailer is leading ready-to-assemble furniture towards sustainability. >
Lyfe: A levitating planter

The Swedish design team at Flyte introduce us to the future of planting with zero gravity plants. >
Margrethe Odgaard’s work is full of colour, creativity and compassion

Margrethe Odgaard is celebrated for her contributions to Nordic art and design. >
Affordable water filter inspired by puff pastry

A simple layered paper, inspired by French puff pastry, could improve the quality of life for millions of people by removing resistant viruses from water. >
Skyscraper made out of wooden numbers

Anders Berensson Architects is set to transform an old parking lot in Stockholm into a multi-use wooden skyscraper. >
Campaign reconnects refugees with their moms

Refugee Phones turns commercial radio into personal media for refugees to contact their mothers. >
Windows and solar panels could one day be made of transparent wood

Mass produced transparent wood material could be used in windows, solar panels and buildings. >
UNICEF bicycle initiative helps Ghanaian schoolgirls get to class safely

Swedish brand Vélosophy teams up with UNICEF to donate its commuter bikes to girls in Ghana. >
IKEA's next step for sustainability

The eco-responsible furniture company is transitioning to biobased packaging made out of mushrooms. >

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