IKEA Art Event 2021: Functional Art Meets Democratic Design
IKEA has launched its sixth Art Event collection, featuring 10 limited-edition home products by five international artists and designers. The collection, available from April 2021 in IKEA stores worldwide and online, includes a table clock by Daniel Arsham, a lamp and torch by Japanese collective Gelchop, framed drone objects by Humans since 1982, a circular lamp by Sabine Marcelis, and a vase and blanket by Stefan Marx. The initiative aims to merge art and everyday functionality, making art accessible and affordable. Henrik Most, Creative Leader of IKEA Art Event, stated that the traditional divide between art as a privilege and design for the masses is obsolete. The collection features works inspired by themes of time, surveillance, minimalism, and emotional messages.
Key facts
- IKEA Art Event 2021 is the sixth edition of the annual collection.
- Five artists/designers contributed: Daniel Arsham (New York), Gelchop (Tokyo), Humans since 1982 (Stockholm), Sabine Marcelis (Rotterdam), Stefan Marx (Berlin).
- The collection includes 10 limited-edition home products.
- Available from April 2021 in IKEA stores and online.
- Daniel Arsham created a table clock exploring time and movement.
- Gelchop designed a lamp and torch inspired by an Allen key.
- Humans since 1982 presented framed drones in aluminum display cases.
- Sabine Marcelis created a circular lamp with a single slit, inspired by Lucio Fontana's 'Tagli'.
- Stefan Marx contributed a vase with 'I'm so so so sorrryyyy' and a blanket with 'I wait here for you forever as long as it takes'.
- Henrik Most, Creative Leader of IKEA Art Event, emphasized the fusion of art and design.
Entities
Artists
- Daniel Arsham
- Gelchop
- Humans since 1982
- Bastian Bischoff
- Per Emanuelsson
- Sabine Marcelis
- Stefan Marx
- Lucio Fontana
- Henrik Most
Institutions
- IKEA
- HDK Göteborg
- Artribune
Locations
- New York
- Tokyo
- Stockholm
- Rotterdam
- Berlin
- Göteborg
- Londra