Ikea never stops playing with the idea that technology and interior design can merge, and this time it does so together with Tekla Evelina Severin – better known as Teklan – the Swedish designer who has made color the heart of her work. The new series of speakers designed for Ikea once again overturns the aesthetics of home devices: no more neutral objects hidden among shelves and plants, but true scenic presences that contribute to the atmosphere of a room.
The collaboration enters into dialogue with Solskydd, the line designed by Ola Wihlborg, but expands its chromatic vocabulary. Teklan brings with her an obsession for unexpected palettes, for geometries that look like they came off a Wes Anderson set, and for that playful spontaneity that manages to be effortlessly elegant. The result is a collection that treats light and sound as if they were design materials to be shaped with equal attention, created to naturally integrate into any home while maintaining a strong personality.
The most surprising piece is Kulglass, the lamp-speaker that Teklan presents in two variants: mint green and reddish brown/pink. The lampshade resembles a soft-serve ice cream, with a smooth and almost sugary curve balancing the cleaner lines of the speaker. But the most poetic detail is the color choice: a shade born from a childhood memory, resurfacing during a visit to her grandparents’ home and inspired by the tone of an old bar of soap. It’s the kind of storytelling that makes these objects feel more like small domestic totems than technological devices.
Alongside Kulglass comes a reinterpretation of the Fado lamp, an Ikea classic, which Teklan covers in polka dots without altering its rounded form. The effect is a soft, diffused light that preserves the essential nature of the original while adding a decorative touch, as if someone decided to dress a minimalist icon in a playful pattern.
This new line confirms a direction that is now unmistakable: Ikea no longer wants to create objects meant to be hidden, but elements that contribute to the identity of a home. Thanks to Teklan’s chromatic vision, the speakers become part of the décor, as if it were natural for sound to travel through color as well.
