When Dutch design firm Platform 21 initiated a contest for IKEA hackers, they received nearly 100 national and international entries. Click below to see the winners...
First prize was split between Nora Fedderson's Erik the Elk (made with the FNISS wastebasket and 2 STATIST decoration trees) and...
...Lisette Haasnoot's Astrid (made with the Astrid lamp box, an X-acto knife, and a wiring kit).
Other notable entries we liked included Our Biggest Idea is the Smallest Price by Lauren Manders (made from the Gulliver chair) and Michiel Cornelissen's LACK ART.
See all entries here.
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Comments (6)
A cardboard box lamp takes first prize?
That lamp´s ingenious!
I agree. I think the lamp is quirky and makes a wonderful statement. With a little refining I think it could actually be turned into a product.
It´s really worth looking at the rest of hacks! The coffin! Who knew you can have so much fun with Ikea!
"Design your own death!"
I find that a bit creepy, really.
i especially liked the LED lighted toilet seat. nothing calls out to a full bladder like the appeal of a toilet seat you can see from the other end of your house.
the rain jacket reminds me of a guy i saw last year at our local halloween parade. he had made a cape and matching shirt out of those bags and was greeting people in swedish as "Ikea Man"
ps - i found my own hack, "workstation", on there!