IKEA Nytillverkad Collection Part 6: Bold and Versatile Design Icons
IKEA has released part six of their Nytillverkad Collection, a collection that celebrates IKEA design icons from the past that have been reimagined for the future. This launch of the Nytillverkad collection sees a range of seating from the 60s and 70s, customizable shelves, playful textiles, and curved vases that will all make an impression.
The collection draws on IKEA’s arches from the 1960s to the 1990s and introduces colorful designs and products that can be tailored to specific styles and design preferences.
The Seats are in Season
In this launch of the Nytillverkad collection, IKEA is bringing back some of its most stunning solitaires from its archive. Neither shy nor bland, these chairs own their space with pride and confidence.
The VÅRKUMLA in blue denim is a new version of the TAJT easy chair from 1973, and the steel tube easy chair MOFALLA was once called COX and designed by Niels Gammelgaard. Or you can rediscover the DYVLINGE swivel armchair in a striking new color.
A Curvy Comeback
IKEA is known for its straight lines and square shapes. But soft curves are an equally important part of its past. And it is certainly part of IKEA’s future.
Soft and bouncy like the denim chair bed VÅRKUMLA or smooth and comfy like the low-seated SOTENÄS armchair. Curves and confident like these KÄLLARHALS vases by Anna Efverlund.
Colorful by Coincidence?
When the GUIDE shelving unit was introduced to IKEA customers in 1985, its steel wire sides and colored shelf edges matched the popular urban furnishing style of the time.
Designer Niels Gammelgaard had been assigned to complement his popular MOMENT steel mesh sofa with a matching bookshelf. He started by creating metal ladders similar to the legs of the MOMENT sofa. But when producing the shelves, he discovered he could get them in different colors without any extra costs.
The result is this characteristic shelving unit in six colors, now called BYAKORRE.
Show Off Your Favorite Side
Change color to match the season, the visitor, or the mood with the BYAKORRE open shelving unit. The reversible shelves are white on one side and anthracite gray on the other.
And with shelf edges in different colors (blue, green, yellow, and red) or plant white, there are many different styling options. Now, you can switch from discreet to colorful in no time.
Furnish Elegantly with Oak
The GUTTANE side and coffee tables by Erik Wørts were first launched in the IKEA Catalogue in 1963 as the NOVETTE benches.
The tables, with solid oak legs and oak veneer tabletops, combine timeless design with modern functionality and add an elegant touch wherever they are placed. The characteristic little ledge also prevents magazines and cups from falling off the edge.
A Light That Never Goes Out..
At least not out of style. The popular rice paper lamps are back in fashion, and their different variations seem endless. At IKEA, the first one saw the light of data in 1969 and was then simply called RISLAMPA (rice lamp, in Swedish).
When the updated version, the GULLSUDARE pendant lampshade, returns in Nytillverkad with an impressive diameter of 70 centimeters, it’s even more of a statement piece. But still at a humble price.
Keep it simple with a spherical shape and classic symmetrical lines, and let GULLSUDARE brighten up anything from the bedroom to the office.
Blue Skies Ahead
This blue and white pattern by textile designer Sven Fristedt was first launched on one of the very first duvet covers in the IKEA catalogue in 1973.
The pattern was initially made with screen printing, which made it too expensive for large quantities. In 1981, Sven modified the pattern so it could reach a larger audience, and it reappeared as SKYAR on bed linen, fabrics, and wallpaper. Now, the pattern is back again on the ÄNGSVITVINGE bed linen.
Shine, Comfy, and Foldable
The MOFALLA easy chair is something as rare as a foldable living room chair. Designed by Nield Gammelgaard, the tubular steel chair was first released in the IKEA Catalog in 1978 as COX.
Niels wanted to achieve the perfect balance between comfort and aesthetics and integrated metal legs with a thick canvas fabric to avoid having metal in the front of the seat.
The chrome-plated legs gave the chair a modern expression that suited the interior design trend of the time.
A Popping Pattern
The MODIG KORN pattern by Anne Efverlund was originally designed for the children’s department, where it was part of a series of patterns inspired by comic book illustrations.
The popcorn pattern came out in the IKEA catalog in 1997 in the form of bed linen in yellow and green. Now, the pattern returns for a more mature audience with bigger illustrations in black-and-white and KLIPPBRÄCKA bed linen, 3-meter pre-cut fabric, and cushion covers.
Strong Profile, Soft Shape
The beautiful and fun SNURRA glass vases by Anna Efverlund from 1995 are now back as KÄLLARHALS. This time, colored with clear lacquer in yellow and orange, they ae made for both wide bouquets and long stems.
The Joy of Choice
The easy chair, previously known as MILA, by designer Gillis Lundgren from 1967, returned as the DYVLINGE swivel armchair in green and black a year ago, and the appreciation from IKEA’s customers has been incredible.
Now, IKEA is releasing an update on the update with a new striking color choice. Perhaps orange is the new green.
The Ultimate Transformer
Is it a chair, or is it a bed? It’s a chair bed! With its blue denim upholstery, the TAJT easy chair by Gillis Lundgren met IKEA customers on the cover of the catalog in 1973. The youthful lounge piece perfectly fitted the laid-back attitude of the time.
Now it returns as theVÅRKUMLA chair bed. The combined sit/rest piece has two cushions attached with leather buttons in leather straps and a rolled cushion held in place with a chrome-plated tubular stand.
If you put the cushions on top of each other, you get a char, and if you place them side by side, they form a simple mattress. Multiple chair beds can also create a great sofa. Transform the VÅRKUMLA into your home office divan, use it as a practical guest bed, or turn your entire living room into a relaxed lounge area.
Living Room Lipstick
Now back in red, the SOTENÄS armchair will instantly cheer up your living room. The armchair was designed by Gillis Lundgren as PUCK in 1969 and has previously been released in the Nytillverkad collection in yellow.
Part six of the IKEA Nytillverkad collection will be available online and in stores on February 7, 2025. Previous Nytillverkad collections can be found here.
