- IKEA has collaborated on a 12-piece homeware collection with Swedish designer Gustaf Westman
- It marks Westman’s first-ever product design collaboration with another company
- The collection is priced from $15 to $59AUD and goes on sale on the 29th September, 2025
Gustaf Westman and IKEA posit that celebration shouldn’t require a special occasion, with the two Swedish powerhouses coming together to collaborate on a joyful capsule collection designed with everyday use in mind. Spanning tableware and home objects, the 12-piece capsule collection is suffused with Westman’s signature sense of playfulness, with the designer’s chunky, bulbous forms and curvilinear lines a constant across the lineup.
“Celebration often comes with established traditions, and we were curious to explore a more fun and inclusive take,” explained Maria O’Brian, range identity leader at IKEA. Teaming up with Gustaf Westman felt like a natural match to help us reimagine the holidays with a twist. His approach to colour and form feels very true to IKEA, but he challenges conventions in a bold, expressive way.”
Sitting within IKEA’s annual winter collection, ‘Vinterfint’, the collaborative capsule incorporates traditional festive shades of red and green, while rejecting the notion that celebration requires an occasion. Joining the classic shades are Westman’s expressive shades of bubblegum pink and baby blue.
“For me, this was an opportunity to take traditional holiday decor aesthetics and turn it on its head, instead, introducing a sense of playfulness and boldness,” said Westman of the collection. “This is my interpretation of the holidays; it’s a new design for a new generation.”
The collection proposes a new take on holiday tableware, with porcelain dining plates—available in dark green and bubblegum pink—creating a sculptural contrast between a square form and a rounded well in the middle.
In a nod to IKEA’s signature dish of choice, there’s also a dedicated meatball plate, which allows the spherical dish to take centre stage by arranging them in a neat row. “For so many in Sweden, there’s no Christmas without meatballs,” Westman noted. “This plate is my interpretation of that tradition.” Rounding out the tableware is a porcelain cup and saucer set, designed for the consumption of glögg (mulled wine), with the oversized saucer allowing room for baked goods.
Decorative objects come in the form of candlesticks and porcelain candle holders, as well as a portable rechargeable lantern for those who prefer their lighting electric. The orbital lantern features a bulbous ellipse surrounding a circle which holds a spherical eclectic light, with the structure able to be opened up or laid flat. There’s also a contemporary nod to the classic candelabra-style lamp placed in windows during Christmas in Sweden. Acting as a centrepiece is a pink vase made from a single metal spiral, twisted into an hourglass spring which holds a separate glass vessel.
“A rounded form has no clear ending, which I think gives an object more life,” notes Westaman. “This vase is a good example — it has a continuous shape, and it also brings an element of humour with its bounciness. The two parts don’t really look like they need each other, but they do, like two pieces of a jigsaw puzzle. It’s that feeling of being a bit unnecessary, but in a fun way.”
A bit unnecessary, but in a fun way, is indeed a good way to summarise the entire collection, which will be available in IKEA stores from the 29th of September, 2025. Prices range from $15 to $59AUD.
Words by Theo Rosen
