Sep
15
Ironic Ikea
I want to post about a website I’ve been following for a few years now. IKEA Hackers is one of my favourite website because I’m not a fan of IKEA at all. Though they have always been hailed as bringing cheap design to the masses, I have always hated them for exactly that.
For me, design isn’t about doing the same as everyone else, it’s about thinking for yourself. Whenever someone says Ikea I immediately think ‘student furniture’ or being at someones house and someone saying “ooh, I’ve got that exact same (insert thing here) in my living room”.
Ikea hackers take the mass produced laminated chipboard (often from the reduced section) and change it into something bespoke and often highly innovative.
God bless you Ikea hackers of the world!
