We’ve been all over the NYC (and all over the web) to bring you the latest on what’s new for 2011 in IKEA Kitchens and while we continue to sort through our pictures and video, we thought we’d bring you the latest news for IKEA Kitchens.
Click through to find out what that beautiful new door style above is and to see the new RAMSJO doors in both Black-Brown and White. You’ll also see the pink APPLAD door (and find out if it’s coming to the US market), plus learn a few secrets about which doors will stay around a few years longer, and which are on their way out the door. Want to know which kitchens will cost you less in 2011? Click on through for the scoop!
A wonderful time was had by all at the IKEA Organize Your Living, Organize Your Life exhibit in New York City this week. It was kicked off this week on Wednesday with a media/press opening during the day, followed by the first ever IKEA-Sponsored Fan Event. We’re on our way home and we’ll share more pictures, stories and video later, but here’s a few bits from IKEA…
And, more importantly, how to get one? This time of year, we start getting itchy for our new IKEA catalog – the 2010 catalog is already old news, having been published last summer and launched at the end of July 2010.
So, when will a new IKEA catalog come out? There are at least a couple of answers to that question. Read on to learn when YOU might see a new IKEA catalog and how to get one.
Amid cries of disgust, blasphemy, irritation and downright hatred, in July IKEA began a move to Verdana – a web-safe font designed by Matthew Carter and deployed by Microsoft as part of the operating system, as well as in the Office software appliactions and Internet Explorer on both Macintosh and Windows beginning in 1996. According to figures on Wikipedia, Verdana is available on 97.46% of all Windows and 94.13% of all Macintosh computers, making it the 5th and 6th most common font respectively. Because a proprietary license is required, it is less common on Linux systems.
The round forms in Futura’s ‘O’ really mimicked the Swedish meatballs before. Now we’re left … yearning for the glory days when IKEA embraced continuity between their typography and meat products1.
Why, IKEA? WHY??
“I think it’s safe to say we were surprised by the response,” says IKEA spokeswoman Monika Gocic. In order to avoid expensive licensing costs, in 2001 IKEA abandoned New Century Schoolbook and Futura (which had been in use since 1970) in favor of IKEA Sans, IKEA Serif and IKEA Script which they had had developed for their exclusive use. However, these fonts are not
We got an advance copy (well, a few – woo-hoo!) of the 2010 IKEA US Kitchens Catalog, and we’ve been busy scanning images in between drooling over the new offerings. New AKURUM doorstyles, new appliances, and new countertops, oh my! Thanks goes out to my IKEA Angels who sent them to me – from what I understand, you can expect to find them in stores in a few weeks. We’ll offering an early copy to at least one lucky IKEAFAN – details to come!
Meanwhile, we’ll be blogging about what we’ve found inside the covers, but to squelch your hunger, we’ve quickly scanned the new doorstyles available for the AKURUM Kitchens line for you to drool over and to get an idea of the price structure. Don’t forget IKEA now has a 25 year warranty on kitchen doors. Learn more about IKEA Kitchen Quality.
For those new to IKEA Kitchen Planning, the Akurum line encompasses all the cabinet boxes. Each individual style of door has its own name, like ADEL, ABSTRAKT, RUBRIK or FAGERLAND, as do handles, like KOSING, LANSA, and SPANN. There are additional components which help complete the cabinets, such as RATIONELL and RATIONELL VARIERA accessories, CAPITA or UTBY legs and PERFEKT panels, specialty pieces and toekicks. Read all about the Component System of the AKURUM (and FAKTUM for you Euro types) Kitchen Lines.
Download to see the new IKEA Kitchens Doorstyles for the 2010 catalog year after the jump!
IKEA Catalog 
2010 IKEA US Kitchens Catalog
