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time2016/07/04

Dutch designer Piet Hein Eek has revealed the first products from his ongoing collaboration with Ikea – a collection of furniture and homewares based on traditional Indonesian and Vietnamese crafts.

Dutch designer Piet Hein Eek has revealed the first products from hisongoing collaboration with Ikea – a collection of furniture and homewares based on traditional Indonesian and Vietnamese crafts.


Titled Jassa, the Ikea range features natural fibres and batik-inspired prints throughout its seating, basketry, pendant lighting, ceramics and textiles.


The limited-edition range will launch in March 2017 and is the first of several product lines promised from the partnership between the Dutch designer and the Swedish furniture giant.


Incorporating woven rattan, seagrass and water hyacinth alongside bent bamboo, the items represent a fusion of handmade aesthetics and mass-production techniques.

Ikea's design team spent time learning textile printing techniques in Indonesia and basket weaving in Vietnam, as well as traditional bamboo-bending.


"Designing for IKEA is almost the opposite of what I normally do," Eek said. "Luckily, the rational approach in both processes, both for small and large quantities, are the same – one has to think about efficiency in every aspect."