Design
fromDesign Milk
18 hours agoIKEA Emerges a Cheeky Disruptor in the Collectible Space
IKEA's GREJSIMOJS collection disrupts the exclusivity of Miami Design Week by embracing playfulness and emotional design.
"If we are successful, we make people feel something as a result of our work," says Crisan, emphasizing the emotional impact of design.
Craft is often defined as skill in making things by hand, but this interpretation is being challenged by AI. Craft transcends physical interaction; historical figures like Mozart and Beethoven exemplify mastery without traditional methods.
I designed this bag in the same way I designed everything else, so largely based on right angles, but perhaps a little more emotionally, more personally. Designing a handbag is undoubtedly different to designing a Braun stereo system, but I applied the same principles. It had to be functional, visually durable, and very aesthetic. Less, but better.
ROOM FOR DREAMS becomes a living manifesto for utopian optimism, creative courage, and the power of imagination through a multilayered approach where large scale installations, cinematic storytelling, live conversations, and ritual-driven encounters converge.
The 1970s were a sweet spot in product design, especially in France, where makers were beginning to marry natural materials like wood with the new optimism of plastic.