Mykea… is a company which redesigns Ikea furniture by adding fun and vivid decals. We challenged the team to a short interview about their line of work and we were surprised to see how promptly they responded. Enjoy these fun Ikea furniture conversions as well as the answers from Mykea below:
Freshome: How did you come up with the idea
The HI-Matic Hotel in Paris, designed by Matali Crasset…, greets the travellers with a colourful mix of bold design and eco-friendly service. This hotel strives to be a new type of travel-friendly concept, “mixing codes of an urban hotel and country side bed and breakfast, with strong ecological values.” Each of the 42 rooms of the hotel offer a
“Not So Fragile” is a unique furniture collection designed by UXUS… featuring recycled furniture wrapped in neon orange packing tape. Here is a statement from the designers: “By subverting the use of ordinary objects and assumed perceptions of beauty, our orientation of what is expected for those things begins to acquire a poetic quality. The commonplace transcends its origins, becoming
The Nowhere but Sajima House has proven to be an outstanding modern vacation home for its inhabitants. Located approximately 1 hour away from Tokyo, in a small fishing village, the vacation house designed by Japanese architect Yasutaka Yoshimura… brings fresh architectural inspiration for those in need of new ideas. Offering extensive views of Mount Fuji and the Enoshima peninsula, the
By Ada Teicu
Located in Extramadura, a community of western Spain, this amazing building was first constructed by the Jerónimo monks in the 12th century and later became an oil mill. Due to its historic value, its original architecture was kept intact. In order to rehabilitate the building and transform it into a proper living space, the current owners transmitted their request to…
By Lavinia
An extendible table is a must-have these days, when space is more and more of an issue. SHANGHAI is one of the most eye-catching pieces of “inspired by nature” furniture collection designed by the Italian architect Angelo Tomaiuolo: an extensible table with central aluminum guide bar, tempered glass top and extensions. According to the producers at Tonin CASA…,
We received a fantastic looking apartment designed by Robert Janevski…, lover of photography, art and visual aesthetics. The loft has an area of 45 m2 and is located in downtown Skopje, Macedonia. Here is more information from our reader: “The challenge was to get a clean design where the white color dominates, but in the same time preserve the
By Lavinia
Marcela Casarotto is a 23 year old Brazilian artist who just graduated in product design. We find the furniture set she sent us charming and original. Here is a description from the designer: “The project proposed the creation of a set of residential auxiliary tables using the colorful district of La Boca (Argentina) as semantic reference, searching for meanings attributed…
If you’ve ever been attracted to the clean lines of modern and minimalistic qualities of decor and interiors, most likely that inspiration stemmed from traditional Japanese interiors. The Zen-like qualities of space, open floor plans, natural materials, and nature inspired neutral color palettes are Eastern civilization qualities of Japanese interiors in which we love our interiors to be infused with…
By RoniqueGibson
How many of you have gone through building your own home? The excitement, the expectations, the happiness – these feelings are what rushed over anyone who ever dreamed about the perfect house, personalized to capture the essence of your personal lifestyle. House O is one of those residences that fulfil their inhabitant’s dreams. Designed by Japanese studio Jun Igarishi Architects…
By Ada Teicu
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