Home away from home

THURSDAY, MARCH 09, 2017
Home away from home

Swedish home furnishing giant Ikea launches its PS 2017 collection that draws on the input of 17 talented designers from around the globe in designing home furnishings with independent urban living in mind.

     PS, meaning Post Scriptum, doesn’t focus on traditional Scandinavian design but echoes the needs of the fiercely independent. The collection offers 50 vibrant furniture designs and carefully selected functional items in colourful tones. Among the more unusual designs are a folding sofa that can hung on a wall, a pillow that becomes a quilt and a self-watering pot that helps keep unattended plants alive for two weeks. These items have been created to make the most of living and free you up instead of weighing you down. Every item still maintains the Ikea style, meaning it’s functional, affordable, flat-packed and easily assembled, but there’s plenty of attention paid to sustainable and renewable materials.
     Among the highlights are a rocking-chair designed by Marcus Arvonen, a collapsible storage unit by Nike Karlsson, LED multi-use lighting by Matali Crasset that is inspired by old railway lights, a foldable coffee table by Jon Karlsson, comfortable cushion by Paulin Machado and that three-piece self-watering plant pot set by Iina Vuorivirta. For details, visit www.Ikea.co.th.