Fashion / NewsFashion / NewsVirgil Abloh reveals his full Ikea collab via livestreamThe designer will make amendments to the collection from viewer comments received before it drops later this yearShareLink copied ✔️May 1, 2018May 1, 2018Text Morgane Nyfeler In little more than a year, who would have thought Ikea would become the ultimate cool? After Balenciaga paid homage to its big, blue Frakta bag, people started making clothes out of the original, before Off-White’s Virgil Abloh took the bag to another level by recreating it in brown cardboard. Now, Abloh has finally unveiled his entire Ikea collection – his version of the Frakta included – for the first time, via a YouTube livestream direct from New York. Featuring both furniture and accessories, it is designed “for millennials” according to the designer. In the video, Abloh talks us through the collection, which features a triangular, red door stop that can be merged onto the leg of a similarly designed chair and an all-glass display cabinet. Also on the line-up are two rugs with “BLUE” and “KEEP OFF” emblazoned across them – both of which have already been teased on Instagram. All of these pieces are meant to challenge the way we originally use them as they become art objects. “I’m trying to embed an artistic quality in things that you already have,” Abloh explained. “So the chair is elevated because it feels more like an art object than a typical chair that serves its function with four equal legs.” More than just a chance to view the collection before it drops, viewers were encouraged to leave comments on the livestream, with Abloh using the feedback to make amendments before further prototypes are revealed in June. The month is looking to be a busy one for him – also set for June is his first show as men’s artistic director at Louis Vuitton when he will reveal his debut collection. Watch the livestream here. Escape the algorithm! Get The DropEmail address SIGN UP Get must-see stories direct to your inbox every weekday. Privacy policy Thank you. You have been subscribed Privacy policy Expand your creative community and connect with 30,000+ creatives from around the world.Trending‘They were all baddies’: Photos of India’s joyous trans beauty pageantPhotographer Jitendra Jerry’s latest photo book, God is Trans, documents the Koovagam Festival – an exuberant celebration of trans and non-binary beautyArt & PhotographyBeauty10 of the hottest Instagram accounts fusing art, sex and eroticaEventWhat went down at Merrell’s Parkland walk with Ollie RangerArt & PhotographyMasahisa Fukase’s tale of obsessive love, shot through an apartment window PumaFashionHow 2026 is shaping up to be PUMA’s year of Suede Aveda BeautyIntroducing Aveda’s new 25-in-1 hair elixirBeautyThe sexiest flesh-baring Instagram accounts you need to followFashionThe best Scandi street style from Copenhagen Fashion WeekArt & PhotographyRemembering WET: the magazine that made a splash in 70s LAEscape the algorithm! Get The DropEmail address SIGN UP Get must-see stories direct to your inbox every weekday. Privacy policy Thank you. You have been subscribed Privacy policy