Over several decades, the Swedish interior design and furnishings retailer IKEA has had a transformative effect on homes worldwide – and British home interiors since it arrived in the early 1980s – with its bold, confident and appealing look. A new exhibition at Edinburgh’s Dovecot Studios features 180 fabrics that reflect its role in shaping Swedish design, and interiors worldwide.
Through an immersive installation of its signature bold prints and playful patterns, visitors can learn how works by renowned designers like Zandra Rhodes, Marimekko, and the revolutionary Swedish collective 10-gruppen brought exciting pattern design into homes around the world.
On Fri 18th July at 9:30 there will be a breakfast tour for those who would like to be the first to see the show, and on Saturday 19th July – the exhibition’s opening weekend – Dovecot’s Director Celia Joicey will be giving a talk on IKEA: Magical Patterns. Ticketed entry includes entry to the exhibition.
Also showing, on the Studios’ balcony from 28th July, is an exhibition marking its collaboration with painter Victoria Crowe: Shifting Surfaces explores the connections between her paintings and their woven interpretations, highlighting her work with light, landscape, and memory.
