Filipino design lovers have a new and exciting reason to
visit IKEA as the store brings this personal and purposeful collection to the
Philippines, a celebration of the great indoors where real life happens.
Some pieces don’t just fill a space—they tell a story. They
become part of our great indoors, the spaces that we shape and shape us.
They’re not just furniture, but silent witnesses to the extraordinary and
everyday moments we build around them. They echo morning rituals, Sunday
gatherings, reunions with friends and quiet nights with the family.
For 40 years, IKEA’s STOCKHOLM collection has done exactly
that, bringing warmth, simplicity, and Scandinavian soul into homes around the
world, and transforming our indoor spaces into places of comfort and meaning.
As the beloved collection marks its milestone anniversary this year, it returns
with its most expansive and expressive edition yet—93 thoughtfully designed
pieces that celebrate the beauty of natural materials, timeless design, and the
quiet luxury of living well.
From statement sofas made to last to handwoven wool rugs,
chandeliers and mouth-blown glass vases, STOCKHOLM showcases IKEA’s commitment
to a design philosophy that makes life better for the many.
It’s no accident that the collection is named after Sweden’s
capital city. For over 40 years, STOCKHOLM has grown alongside the changing
needs of homes through eight distinct editions, each unique but sharing the
same defining characteristic of modern Scandinavian design at affordable
prices.
In its latest and largest iteration, the collection offers a
diverse range of furniture, textiles, lighting, and accessories across the
home. Taking center stage are materials that were carefully chosen for their
quality and how they age and interact with one another. Solid woods are paired
with tactile surfaces and natural fibers, linen, and leather to create unique
expressions in sturdy wood furniture, handwoven wool rugs, mouth-blown glass,
and handcrafted rattan pieces. The STOCKHOLM range also includes two glass
chandeliers with a retro feel, accompanied with white gloves to wear during
assembly.
“The purpose of the
STOCKHOLM collection has always been to prove that high quality doesn't need to
come at an intimidating cost,” says Karin Gustavsson, Creative Leader for
STOCKHOLM. “We have worked to create a no-compromise kind of collection where
every piece tells a story. Craftsmanship is at the heart of this project, where
traditional techniques and hands-on methods have resulted in durable and
beautiful design pieces that stand the test of time.”
IKEA Philippines Country
Retail Manager Ricardo Pinheiro adds, “The new edition of STOCKHOLM was
thoughtfully designed with the elements of quality, affordability,
sustainability, form and function in mind to ensure the collection is
accessible to many real homes. This is why it feels both global and deeply
personal—warm, welcoming, and made to last—perfect for Filipino spaces, whether
it’s a condo or a spacious family home.”
Highlights from STOCKHOLM 2025
Three Swedish designers
with different but complementary design languages created a collection that is
cohesive while ensuring that unique pieces shine on their own.
True to its namesake, the
inspiration is deeply rooted in the city of Stockholm, reflecting both the
urban and natural landscape surrounding the city. Rich earth tones play against
natural woods, and textiles reflect scenes and colours from nature.
Two distinctly different
sofas were first designed as centerpieces to guide the collection as a whole.
Designer Ola Wihlborg’s wide modular sofa, offered in four colors including a
deep turquoise velvet, was born from his frustration with sofas that constantly
need the cushions fluffed.
Ola says, “I wanted to
create a high-quality sofa that maintains its shape and looks the same even
after you stand up from sitting in it. Something that prioritizes comfort
without needing extra pillows.” After developing over 30 prototypes to find the
perfect shape for everyday comfort, the result is a sleek, generous sofa with
modules that can be used on their own as well as connected to create the
desired length.
The second sofa, designed
by Nike Karlsson with a solid pine wood frame and white cushions, serves as an
exploration into design without foam. Made from natural materials, the sofa
uses woven fabric, natural latex, and coconut fibre, delivering a sofa with
exceptional comfort and timeless appeal.
Rattan was a focal point
of STOCKHOLM 2017, and Nike’s iconic rattan cabinet became a sought-after
favourite. In the new collection, Nike introduces a sliding-door cabinet
featuring a surface woven from rattan fibers, tied, bent and shaped by hand.
Rattan is also used in the backrest of one of the dining chairs, while the
lounge chair is built around a robust rattan frame and topped with a deep
cushion in a light Bouclé.
“You’d think with the name
STOCKHOLM, the pieces would have a big city feeling, but we went outside the
urban setting, to the nature and islands around it. This allowed us to lean
into the Scandinavian materials, including working with a Swedish pine supplier
to source the highest-quality pine. People often think of pine as a budget
material, but when you go for the best and apply smart, efficient design
techniques, its beauty is undeniable,” Nike says.
The raw nature of the
materials shines throughout the collection, where chairs, bookshelves, and
dining tables showcase detailed craftsmanship and smart construction —
achieving sleek, clean designs that remain strong and durable. The bentwood
chairs are crafted using a traditional technique where the beech wood is soaked
and carefully bent by hand to form soft, rounded arches in arms and back.
The forest is a central
character in textile designer Paulin Machado’s pieces, including lampshades
that are adorned in leaf and mushroom prints and colour combinations pulled
directly from the Scandinavian seasons. Handwoven by master weavers, her collection
of 100% wool rugs brings nature inside, with woven birch tree patterns,
available in shades of green as well as a gray scale, in black and white.
Merino wool blankets and pillowcases in multi-coloured patterns add pops of
drama.
As Paulin puts it, “Nature
is the best designer — every color matches beautifully in the natural world and
you can see how we have tried to capture the hues of Sweden’s seasonal shifts.”
For dining, the collection
offers tableware in ceramic and porcelain, including glazed stone plates and
bowls, and a series of glasses. A selection of large vases stands out as
beautiful centerpieces, with two mouth-blown and one ceramic black amorph, so
each one carries its own character.
STOCKHOLM is all about
living well where it matters most—the great indoor spaces that shape our lives.
It’s a great representation of IKEA’s Democratic Design principle, which is at
the core of every product and collection.
What is
IKEA’s Democratic Design Principle?
Democratic Design is IKEA’s approach for designing,
developing and evaluating the company’s home furnishing products. It ensures
that the products integrate good function, beautiful form and long-lasting
quality, with consideration for social and environmental impact and a low
price. Democratic Design brings the IKEA business idea to life and guides its
designers to offer products that meet the home furnishing needs of the many
people at prices they can afford. Democratic Design helps IKEA make things better,
such as a better life at home and a better planet, by making better things.
It always starts with the low price in mind and aims for the lowest cost
throughout. The interaction between the dimensions adds value and creates a low
price with meaning.
Form: Beautiful products
that people love.
Function: Meaningful
solutions to everyday needs.
Quality: Products that
last for long-term enjoyment.
Sustainability: With
consideration for social and environmental impact.
Low price: Truly
affordable for many people.
Take home pieces from the
new STOCKHOLM collection now to experience IKEA's timeless collection and
Democratic Design.
Pieces from the STOCKHOLM 2025 collection are now available
at IKEA Philippines in Mall of Asia and online.
.jpg)
