Sweden's craziest designer created a collection for Ikea. He started with the most sacred item: meatballs.
In early September, Ikea will present a collection created in collaboration with Swedish designer Gustaf Westman. What can we expect? A festival of color, playful forms, and a sense of humor inspired by everyday life.
Back in June, Ikea announced a collaboration with Gustaf Westman , a Swedish designer whose designs should be familiar to you if you follow social media and are even a little interested in design .
The upcoming IKEA collection aims to capture three celebratory moods: classic : rooted in familiar traditions; nostalgic: combining classic rituals with contemporary interpretations; and more expressive: aimed at younger generations who prefer to stray from tradition during holidays and important celebrations.
Ikea announces collection created with Gustaf Westman License: Adam Kolmacka / UnsplashWestman will be responsible for this third variant and… I have the impression that he was created for this task.
Gustaf Westman: Color and humor!Although Gustaf Westman is an architect by profession, he has focused on design for years. His designs reflect the lifestyle of the younger generation: they are colorful , fresh , playful with form , and surprising with their sense of humor .
Westman's style can definitely be compared to the Italian Memphis Group , which in the 1980s fought the austerity of modernism with the austerity of modernism. Its weapons were unusual materials and bold colors .
The Swedish designer is known for, among other things, pastel shades , wavy mirrors , so-called bubble plates , and most recently, his collaboration with Mercedes-Benz and a spiral baguette holder .
This latest project perfectly corresponds to the first announcement of the collection prepared in cooperation with Ikea .
Gustaf Westman and his vision of eating meatballsThey say you shouldn't touch a true classic. Fortunately, contemporary artists and designers haven't heard of this rule... In the first preview of his collection with Ikea, Gustaf Wetman tackled a true sacred object: the famous Swedish meatballs.
Gustaf Westman presents his meatball plate design License: Press materials / IkeaThe oblong porcelain plate he designed offers a completely new way of serving the most famous dish from Ikea store restaurants.
"The design is simple. It lines up the meatballs so that each one is visible, as if sitting on its own little throne. And although it was created with meatballs in mind, it works equally well with many other dishes," assures Gustaf Westman .
The Ikea x Gustaf Westman collection will debut in September. License: Press materials / IkeaWhat's next? The entire collection will be presented on September 9, 2025. As Westman himself announced, his designs were meant to upend the traditional holiday aesthetic and introduce a touch of casualness. Are you ready?
