IKEA Launches ÖVERALLT Collection During Design Indaba 2019

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February 07, 2019

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2 years ago, IKEA teamed up with a group of designers, architects, artists and creatives from five African countries to collaborate around modern urban rituals and the importance they play in the home. The result is the limited-edition collection ÖVERALLT, which will be launched on February 27, 2019, at Design Indaba Festival in Cape Town running till March 1, 2019. During these dates, the majority of the ÖVERALLT designers will be present and a makers-lab will be set up where they will show how some of the products can be customised. The collection, which will be available in all IKEA markets in May 2019, includes larger pieces of furniture, tableware, textiles, and a sustainable tote bag, amongst others.

The journey of ÖVERALLT began with IKEA wanting to learn more about the contemporary African design scene and the creative explosion that can be seen in several cities around Africa. Ten designers, all connected to the South African multi-faceted platform Design Indaba and its network, teamed up with five IKEA designers.

The starting point was to explore modern urban rituals connected to socializing around food, indoor and outdoor living, as well as the rituals around expressing identity and sustainability. The design and development process has resulted in a collection of products that is all about building bridges and discovering the urban living room.

“With ÖVERALLT, we want to encourage and trigger people to come together and eat, share stories, be creative and spend time with one another. And, thanks to the merging of creatives and all the good discussions we’ve had along the way, each design has a way of supporting that. ÖVERALLT is like a palette of socializing tools,” says James Futcher, Creative Leader at IKEA.

The IKEA collection ÖVERALLT was been designed by Issa Diabaté, Selly Raby Kane
Naeem Biviji and Bethan Rayner, Bibi Seck, Mariam Hazem and Hend Riad, Renee Rossouw, Sindiso Khumalo, Laduma Ngxokolo, Mikael Axelsson, Ina Vuorivirta, Kevin Gouriou, Johanna Jelinek and Hanna Dalrot.