Tom Dixon x Bemz for IKEA | Spencer Thorpe Bloghttps://spencerthorpe.tumblr.com/post/159223227554/tom-dixon-x-bemz-for-ikea#_=_ Who would have thought that high end luxe designer Tom Dixon whos known for his designs in copper marble and stone would team up with Scandinavian affordable furniture specialists IKEA? A brand thats synonymous with pale wood and simple designs doesnt scream haute couture but thats exactly what Tom Dixon is bringing to this unusual collaboration. Tom Dixon The design began with a hackable piece of furniture (more on what that means shortly) and is complemented by a haute couture cover thatll turn an IKEA sofa into a show-stopping design piece. You might also like: Our Top 5 from the Loaf Spring Collection So whats this collaboration all about? Read on to find out. The DELAKTIG Bed/Sofa This piece of furniture created by IKEA in collaboration with Tom Dixon was designed with furniture hacking in mind. If youve never heard the term furniture hacking before its not as technical as it may sound. I bet youve been in this position before. Youve imagined a perfect piece of furniture but then its impossible to find. You might be able to stumble upon something close but its not the right colour or the right height or the hardware is all wrong. So what are your options? Either you settle for something that doesnt quite work in your space or you spend an astronomical amount on a custom piece of furniture. Right? Well actually theres a third option. And IKEA knows it. Its called furniture hacking and its the idea of customising a piece of furniture so it suits your needs. The Creative Director of the DELAKTIG spoke about this concept saying We know that people want to make things different to have their own identity. Until now in order to achieve this people have been coming up with their own ways to redesign or hack IKEA furniture to suit their needs. It could be as simple as repainting a piece or as complex as completely repurposing an item into something else altogether. But rather than resisting the customisation of their pieces IKEA has decided to embrace it by creating something thats made to be changed. Tom Dixon worked with the Scandinavian furniture designers to create a product that can change and evolve according to the owners needs. The IKEA DELAKTIG has so far been reimagined as a bunk bed an airport lounge and even a raft. And now Bemz is the first company to hack the bed with a collaboration that was announced at Milan Design Week. Bemz x Tom Dixon transform the IKEA DELAKTIG Bemz is a Stockholm-based textile design company that specialises in custom-made covers for IKEA furniture. They only select high-quality fabrics made from natural materials that are all machine washable and are designed to extend the life of the IKEA furniture they were created for. Bemz and Tom Dixon have teamed up to create an unusual haute couture cover that is sure to transform the IKEA DELAKTIG. We have developed an extra furry cover in brownish black Icelandic long-haired sheepskin destined to transform the DELAKTIG sofa from a hyper-normal IKEA product into a super-texture Tom Dixon seating sculpture. This illustrates in the most extreme way the transformative nature of the project where a new cover manufactured by Bemz can completely change the character of your sofa through the power of design. A previously sensible minimal and rational bed sofa transforms into a moody dark and tactile animal said Tom Dixon about the product. This cover which was unveiled at Milan Design Week is just the beginning of a whole Bemz x Tom Dixon collection of stylish covers which could transform your IKEA sofa from average to incredible in just a matter of seconds. The Bemz x Tom Dixon collection of covers will be available to the public in February 2018. The post Tom Dixon x Bemz for IKEA appeared first on The Idealist. from The Idealist https://www.theidealist.com/tom-dixon-x-bemz-ikea/ from The Idealist Magazine https://theidealistmagazine.tumblr.com/post/159223058473