sneak peek at ikea’s new stockholm collection
Last night Allison and I popped by a townhouse on the Upper West Side where the folks at Ikea where showing off their new Stockholm collection. The idea is sort of like Ikea for grownups — higher quality, high design, and (slightly) higher prices. Created by ten top Swedish designers, the pieces do have an elegance to them, and harken back to Danish design classics. Things we liked: The cow-patterned Swivel footstool, $299. Stad pink cushions, $13. And the very pretty glass door cabinet, $399. Look for the Stockholm stuff in the Ikea near you! — Angela M.
May 4th, 2007 at 5:43 am
Ah… Ikea. I live in a large metro area, but we don’t have an Ikea.
Plenty of SuperTargets and Walmarts, though, I think about 15 of each.
Sigh.
May 4th, 2007 at 11:23 am
DJ, would you like me to do some shopping for you? I should become a personal IKEA shopper/shipper. We have an Ikea five minutes from us! It’s overwhelming when you go in one, though. You have to have plenty of headache meds. But they do have 50-cent hot dogs.
I had to comment that I cannot see the word “Stockholm” without thinking of “Stockholm syndrome,” so that makes me really wonder what kind of furnishings these will be. (This from the person who has bought something at Ikea called a Fartig.)
I do really like that footsool.
May 15th, 2007 at 6:24 am
HI Mary
I just recently went to a IKEA in Chicago on a trip and purchased 4 curtain rods and drapes and somehow I got home with only 3 rods. The closest IKEA to me is 550 miles and they do not ship the curtain rod. I was wondering if you would be willing to get it for me for a fee to cover your time. The rod is not real long only about 47 inches closed. Thanks for your time
May 25th, 2007 at 8:36 am
Dawn, I just saw your message! I would do it, but can you email me with your contact info? See the contributors page for my email.
June 2nd, 2007 at 8:33 pm
Where is the townhouse on the Upper West Side? Is it an Ikea showroom?
June 13th, 2007 at 2:15 pm
That townhouse show was just a one nite event, but you can get a pretty good view on the IKEA US website… Some features explained, and some various settings, and all the products and prices… Click on the STOCKHOLM logo!