Ikea PS Collection Preview

Ikea is one of our favorite places for inexpensive, well designed furniture, so any news on what's going on over there and we're all ears. This preview of items to come in Ikea's PS Collection has us particularly excited...

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peppermill, lamp

We really like what we see. Emma of emmas designblogg attended the press event for the new collection (one of the many perks of living in Sweden), and shared her findings here. Expect to see items in stores this April. What do you think of the new designs?

Images: emmas designblogg

Comments (15)

I could almost see myself purchasing the Sinka cabinet. It makes me think of Alice in Wonderland because it looks all lop-sided. Not sure if that's the structure or the image..

The lamps and such remind me of Gorillapods.

posted by atarichamp on January 15th 2009 at 12:58pm
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eh...I'm not overly enthusiastic by anything shown here. that daybed looks like it will be very uncomfortable. I am anticipating a great outdoor furniture line however...

posted by nkr707 on January 15th 2009 at 1:02pm
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I guess it's safe to say that the new trend is the handcrafted/organic look. I actually like most of the stuff posted so far- it's modern whimsy.

posted by hejiranyc on January 15th 2009 at 1:21pm
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Rats! I just bough a peppermill I don't really like.

posted by alisong on January 15th 2009 at 1:25pm
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Not very much...

posted by bepsf on January 15th 2009 at 1:40pm
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I like the bench... its not really a day bed is it?

posted by DahliaCactus on January 15th 2009 at 1:58pm
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i really like the fjallbjork mug, but disappointed (a little) that it's in porcelain - impractical for its intended purpose. I prefer when form matches function, not subverts it to be pretty or unique.

posted by emilykristin on January 15th 2009 at 2:06pm
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I like the daybed, but I would paint the legs.

posted by elai1231 on January 15th 2009 at 2:09pm
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It doesn't suck.

posted by Indy Jeffrey on January 15th 2009 at 2:10pm
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I could maybe work with the day bed. Put it up against a wall or under a window - paint the legs and add lots of bright, textured pillows.

posted by allijean on January 15th 2009 at 4:51pm
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Ooh, I like the mushroom table, the bedspread, the peppermill, and the clock/shelf. The rest is sort of appalling.

posted by Cheryl on January 15th 2009 at 4:54pm
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The PS line will only be in selected stores in US and not until August.

posted by pkswede on January 15th 2009 at 5:54pm
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The Karljohan stool is cute! I can picture at least one of the cats being on it within, say, a minute. The pepper mills are great, and I really love the Sinka cabinet.

posted by ryttu3k on January 16th 2009 at 8:06am
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70 new products, woo hoo! That lamp is really fun. I like the peppermill and the Sinka cabinet too. The cabinet reminds me of old-school library card cabinets.

posted by gryt on January 16th 2009 at 11:58am
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Not sure if there's much point in my leaving a negative comment, but I have to say I don't like any of these. There seems to be some sort of attempt at whimsy here, but the end result is a collection without design integrity, in limbo somewhere between rustic and modern but without any of the virtues of either. I think most of these pieces will be dated in about 5 minutes. Sorry! But you asked. There have been many other great IKEA pieces in PS lines - I have a chair from about 2003 that was I think designed by James Irvine and is a close copy of the Poul Kjaerholm wicker PK22. It blows anything in this collection out of the water in shape, construction, and general beauty. I'm finding this a bad year at IKEA so far.

posted by Lidsville on January 18th 2009 at 12:17am
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