Sculptor sues Swedish glassmaker Kosta Boda for €1m in test of EU ‘bestseller clause’ – landmark case may open door to retrospective claims across bloc Article 1074 words 6 votes
Lego is to begin selling bricks coded with braille to help blind and partially sighted children learn to read the touch-based alphabet Article 686 words 29 votes
Vintage IKEA! A 1960s armchair just sold for £12k – here are ten other surprising secondhand Swedish hits Article 718 words 4 votes
IKEA goes glam rock with Zandra Rhodes collaboration – British fashion designer teams up with Swedish furniture chain after being inspired by lockdown fashion Article 596 words 3 votes
Furniture giant IKEA has announced it will stop printing its traditional catalogue, one of the world's biggest annual publications, after seventy years Article 36 words 10 votes
In the flesh: Online brands promise an escape from the conventional logic of consumerism — until they open physical stores advertising Article 1762 words 8 votes
Norway's consumer watchdog has criticised fast-fashion chain H&M for misleading marketing of its sustainable collection advertising fashion.fast Article 832 words 7 votes
Monolithic concrete forms associated with brutalist architecture inspired the interiors of Axel Arigato's Copenhagen flagship store architecture Article 413 words 4 votes
The IKEA effect: how we value the fruits of our labour over instant gratification Article 1109 words, published Apr 18 2019 6 votes
Stop buying crap, and companies will stop making crap fashion.fast Article 1444 words, published Jul 27 2018 30 votes