IKEA SKAPA

Type: Speculative Design Team Project
Client: IAT 431 Speculative Design, SFU
My Role: Graphic Designer, Copywriter

IKEA SKAPA was a project designed to challenge how we think about the design of everyday things. Through this 6-week project, we developed a modular furniture concept, complete with catalogue spreads, IKEA instructional manual demos, material exploration, animations and 3D walkthroughs.

SKAPA means create. SKAPA empowers you to create and recreate your furniture in whatever way you want, for whatever context you’re in, for whatever time of day it is. SKAPA is not a typical furniture series that we’ve designed in the past because you can move it and make it into whatever you need it to be. Create with SKAPA today at your local IKEA Store or Pick-up and Order Point.

In this project, my role was to ensure IKEA's graphical style and language were matched in order for this speculative design to seem more realistic.

It’s our responsibility to ensure that we take care of the planet. Bamboo provides the rigidity of the SKAPA block. We chose bamboo as it grows sustainability and without the need for farming. Ferrite metal allows SKAPA blocks to stick together. They are hard to demagnetize, so you can rest easy as on your SKAPA couch. Polypropylene plastic is used as a protective surface and adds a splash of personality with a range of colours to choose from.

Catalogue

A space to rest that’s perfect for you Build the essential bedroom with just 330 SKAPA blocks, or add more blocks to fit your needs.

Dining space for built for your needs Use just 330 SKAPA blocks to make this cozy dining space, or add more blocks as you invite more guests.

Spacious living for a simpler life Build this living space with just 330 SKAPA blocks, or make the space your own with more blocks.

SKAPA blocks work perfectly inside SKAPA microapartments. SKAPA microapartments are built with a shared kitchen on each level, providing more space for your living space.