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Bold, brilliant, blue: How 2027's colour of the year sets a new standard for brand activations

There's something undeniably magnetic about a bold, saturated colour when it takes over a physical space, and WGSN's Colour of the Year for 2027, Luminous Blue, proves this in spectacular fashion. Described as "both mysterious and eccentric," this rich, potent blue has become a beacon for brands daring enough to wield colour as a full-bodied...

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Ikea opens London pop-up dedicated to staple Frakta bag

Swedish homeware giant Ikea has unveiled a new Oxford Street pop-up dedicated to its iconic blue Frakta bag. London’s ‘Hus of Frakta’, open daily until March 2025, sits next to what will soon become Ikea’s permanent store, set to open in spring 2025. In the space, Ikea offers special features to visitors, including a personalisation service in...

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Ikea to host pop-up dedicated to its Frakta bag

Swedish homeware retailer Ikea is opening a pop-up on London’s Oxford Street dedicated to its iconic blue Frakta bag ahead of the Ikea flagship store opening in spring 2025. Located at 216 Oxford Street, next to the upcoming Oxford Street store, the ‘Hus of Frakta' will pay homage to its instantly recognisable giant blue bag, which Ikea states...

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The Aid by Trade Foundation’s cotton conference: from carbon sequestration to regenerative agriculture and technology

At the annual conference of the Aid by Trade Foundation (AbTF) from 11th to 13th March in Mumbai, India, around 100 experts, researchers and specialists from all over the world came together to discuss current challenges and solutions in the field of sustainable cotton and textile production. This year's event focussed on innovative and digital...

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Ikea heading to Paris Fashion Week with Annie Leibovitz

Swedish homeware and furniture retailer Ikea is to showcase a new collection of portraits by Annie Leibovitz during Paris Fashion Week next month. From February 29 to March 3, Ikea will take over 28 Rue de Lappe close to Paris’s Bastille and showcase Leibovitz’s ‘Life at Home’ collection featuring twenty-five portraits from homes in the UK,...

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Marimekko and Ikea unveil wellness-inspired collection

Swedish furniture retailer Ikea has unveiled a limited-edition collection in collaboration with Finnish design house Marimekko inspired by Nordic nature, wellness, and self-care rituals. The limited-edition ‘Bastua’ collection launches globally in March and consists of 26 products ranging from furniture to glassware and textiles in vibrant...

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H&M, Inditex and Mango among retailers establishing textile waste association

Decathlon, H&M, Ikea, Inditex, Kiabi, Mango and Tendam have partnered to create the Association for Textile Waste Management, with the aim of managing clothing and footwear waste generated in the Spanish market. Through association with the Collective System of Extended Producer Responsibility (SCRAP) legislation, the group wants to boost...

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Ikea’s Make it Circular Challenge invites designers and creative entrepreneurs

The Make it Circular Challenge is a partnership between Amsterdam-based non-profit organisation What Design Can Do (WDCD) and the Ikea Foundation, an organisation of home furnishing giant Ikea that tackles inequality. For the fourth time, the challenge calls on innovators worldwide to submit solutions that tackle climate change through circular...

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H&M launches design venture programme with Ikea’s Ingka Group

H&M has partnered with the Ingka Group, the largest Ikea franchisee, to launch a design venture for creatives, piloting in London. Atelier100, the duo’s new incubator programme, has been designed to help creators to grow their businesses through mentorships and create “commercially viable” products for a new store, which will open in Livat...

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Timeline: A look at Virgil Abloh’s celebrated career

Following the sad and unexpected news that Virgil Abloh has passed away on November 28, FashionUnited takes a look at the designer’s historic and celebrated career. Abloh’s work has ranged from music to art to fashion, with the designer making his mark in whatever creative form he was working in. From an architectural student in Illinois to the...

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Ikea buys former Topshop flagship in London's Oxford Circus

Once a not-to-be-missed fashion destination smack in the middle of London’s Oxford Circus, the former Topshop flagship has been sold to Ikea, the famed purveyors of inexpensive, flatpack furniture. The new owner’s wares are far removed from that of trend-led Topshop, once the empire of the high street with its seven sprawling floors offering the...

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Large scale Ikea and H&M Group study shows potential of recycled textiles

Inter Ikea, the holding controlling the Swedish furniture giant Ikea, and the H&M Group initiated a large-scale study in 2019 to analyse the chemical content in recycled textiles. The aim of the study has been to strategically increase the knowledge and to overcome challenges to exchange data, and stimulate chemical transparency across the...