Large scale production and handmade crafting

Large scale production and handmade crafting

On the surface, furniture produced on a large scale and handmade may appear completely different. They each have their own advantages: mass production allows you to produce high-quality products in an effective way while greatly reducing costs; Handmade furniture bears the unique imprint of the maker. Allowing as many customers as possible to enjoy furniture with handmade text

ure is a frequently discussed theme within IKEA. Coincidentally, the idea of Dutch designer Piet Hein Eek coincides with ours, which makes us very happy.

An exciting collaboration

Piet said: "When I graduated from the design school, I was determined to create perfect design works. If a thousand identical copies are created, it means that the designer has integrated all design ideas into them, and there is no possibility of improvement. I want to abandon this idea, so I start with selecting materials." Piet is good at making exquisite furniture from waste materials, and is famous for it. Hotels and galleries around the world have his works on display. When Piet was showcasing his products at the Milan Furniture Fair, he ran into creative director Kain Gustavsson, which sparked the idea of collaboration. Piet said, "It has been proven that IKEA and I have been considering the same thing for many years. We want to create products with a more handmade texture and personal characteristics without giving up on the industrial production process

Challenge begins

Amholt is the birthplace of home product design. After meeting in this Swedish city, Karin and Piet decided to expand the INDUSTRIELL Ingersoll collection from only supplying wooden furniture to offering glass, ceramic, and textile products. Piet said, "The biggest challenge is how to give handmade products the beauty of their imperfections and make them show their unique colors. At the same time, it is also very difficult to overturn the previous views of workers and immediately change their concepts. Every type of product needs to find a new production method. The ceramic vases in this series are crafted using hand molds to provide different shapes to choose from. The table and glassware use asymmetric design to create subtle deviations. Textiles have also adopted a similar processing method, abandoning linear embroidery and adopting hand drawn imitation design, thereby improving the production efficiency of machines.