Okay, sound the alarms. IKEA has quietly released what just might be its biggest collaboration of the year. The flat-pack giant teamed up with award-winning Italian architect and designer Raffaella Mangiarotti on two floor lamps with "strong material-driven expression." Made from the likes of solid oak, blow-moulded glass, and Italian white Carrara marble, the dual-shaded statement designs — TRÅDNATE and MOSSPLYM — somehow, miraculously, wonderfully, cost just £50 and £70 respectively.
Who's Raffaella Mangiarotti? From palazzos in Milan to stylish Smeg toasters, the designer has accrued more than 40 international design awards over the years. She even has products exhibited in museums like MoMA. So, she's a big deal in the world of design.
