Two of the most important Nordic manufacturers have united to deliver us the BASTUA assortment, launching globally in March 2023. The limited-edition sequence of 26 merchandise, created by residence furnishings big IKEA and iconic printmaker Marimekko, brings collectively Nordic design and self-care rituals. From furnishings to glassware to textiles, vibrant patterns replicate nature again at you.
“Collaborating with Marimekko was a pure alternative for IKEA as we’re each dedicated to enabling a greater on a regular basis life at residence, and with the BASTUA assortment, it begins with specializing in wellness first,” says Henrik Most, Artistic Chief at IKEA. “The collaboration encapsulates the sensations of countless summers and the easy and aesthetic fantastic thing about Nordic nature in furnishings and equipment for the house.”
“BASTUA” describes a sauna in Småland, the area in southern Sweden the place IKEA was based. Self-care and Nordic sauna had been the beginning factors of the gathering that’s meant for use when stress-free open air in heat climate or just winding down on the finish of an extended day.
The launch of BASTUA marks the primary time that Marimekko has designed prints solely for a model collaboration. “Capturing the essence of Marimekko’s Finnish roots and its connection to the historic origins of sauna tradition was a basic a part of the design journey and the creation of the BASTUA prints,” says Rebekka Bay, Artistic Director at Marimekko. When gathering inspiration from nature, the model gravitated in direction of the massive, ornamental rhubarb leaves which can be typically discovered rising close to saunas in Finland. You’ll discover it all through the gathering, together with on the ever-popular FRAKTA bag.
Inside the BASTUA assortment lies furnishings, glassware, and textiles that embody robes and towels – and even the first-ever sauna bucket – amongst different gadgets. These are all issues one may historically use when having fun with a sauna, or proper earlier than or after the ritual. You’ll discover parts that can be utilized throughout a meal, a spot to sit down and really feel grounded, and even a candle infused with the scents of elderflower, rhubarb, and candy vanilla.
BASTUA’s furnishings items are impressed by basic Nordic design. A aspect desk presents a intelligent function: the gathering’s patterned trays match completely on the highest. You could even need to pull up the coordinating bench to take pleasure in a calming second of Zen.
“Nordic furnishings design has at all times been characterised by clear strains and easy constructions that concentrate on operate” says Mikael Axelsson, Designer at IKEA. “The BASTUA aspect desk is my tackle this heritage, as it’s product of birch veneer and with a excessive edge that retains issues in place.”
The BASTUA assortment looks like an ideal partnership, neither sample nor design overshadows the opposite. It’s an exquisite marriage between two manufacturers that complement each other in concord.
To study extra about BASTUA, go to ikea.com.
