Cool beans. We found the Kila lamp almost a year ago at Ikea and bought it instantly for a client we were working with. Bright red with roller blade wheels on its tripod design, it was yet another example of original Ikea design at low prices. Our client said she didn't like it and kidded us that it was such a "boy" impulse buy. But she kept it and now sings a different tune. It has grown on her, and for $15 didn't set her back at all.
We were then pleasantly surprised to discover last week that Harry Allen, a New Yorker, had designed it. We thought that there was a large hot house up there in Sweden where Ikea designers all lived, fashioning new products day in and day out like Santa's elves. Harry Allen works over on Avenue A and his design company has done everything from designing the Moss Store in Soho to picture frames for Umbra to residential interiors. Good for him. MGR
I actually own this lamp and absolutely LOVE IT!!
I get so many compliments on it!
Gotta love IKEA!!! (No matter what anyone says - there's NOTHING like it)
Glad to see that Ikea actually named a designer (was he paid as well?) for his/her work since generally they just copy other people's designs--they've been sued over this and lost on occasion.
A great and talented new resource!
Sad about those Swedish elves, though.
I noticed this in the current IKEA catalog: there are 2 pages in the beginning that highlight a few designers and which product(s) they designed. I thought that was cool.