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The Guardian - UK
The Guardian - UK
Lifestyle
Lauren Cochrane

Annie Leibovitz joins up with Ikea for ‘dream project’ about family life

A portrait by Annie Leibovitz for Ikea with this work celebrating life in Berlin.
A portrait by Annie Leibovitz for Ikea with this work celebrating life in Berlin. Photograph: Annie Leibovitz/Ikea Artist in Residence

She’s the photographer to the stars whose portraits have graced the covers of high-end glossies from Vogue to Vanity Fair, so when Annie Leibovitz announced her latest collaboration would be with Ikea, well, there was a lot to unpack.

Approached by the company during the pandemic, Leibovitz described the role as “a dream project for someone like myself”, apparently less to do with her love of affordable homeware (although she will be buying a niece some Ikea plates for a wedding present) and more the theme of the project – family.

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