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Joe Foley

Ikea goes viral with racy wicker bench photo because Alexander Skarsgård

An image from Wicker movie alongside Ikea Wicker furniture.

The upcoming Cottagecore Frankenstein movie Wicker looks set to spark the 2026 interior design craze that nobody saw coming. The world's swooning over a ligneous Alexander Skarsgård, who plays a wicker husband with the stamina of an oak, and purveyors of osier, rattan and cane furniture are in for a windfall.

With everyone wanting their own wooden Swede, Ikea has been quick to identify an opportunity. It's quickly dusted off its Tolkning bench, reinventing it as the season's must-have racy accessory. Is it time to upgrade your bedroom furniture? Get your wicker on with our picks below.

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