Danish brand Reform has teamed up with David Thulstrup, Note Design and Muller Van Severen for its latest set of hacked IKEA kitchens, which feature mix-and-match coloured doors and a monochromatic metal cabinet.
Reform, which specialises in the customisation of IKEA's Metod kitchen, launched three new models at New York's International Contemporary Furniture Fair (ICFF) yesterday.
Muller Van Severen used a material more commonly associated with chopping boards for Match
Comprising Plate by Studio David Thulstrup, Frame by Note Design Studio and Match by Muller Van Severen, the cabinet hacks are designed to suit the "ongoing wear and tear that comes with contemporary living".
Fien Muller and Hannes Van Severen, who run Belgian design studio Muller Van Severen, similarly chose a durable material for their Match set. However, they used the wax-like high-density polyethylene (HDPE), a thermoplastic polymore more commonly used for chopping boards. The doors come in six colours that can be mixed and matched
"We have always felt a love for polyethylene, with its powerful colours, but actually its real nature is a soft and warm appearance," Muller and Van Severn told Dezeen. "It invites you to touch."
"It is not a dead plastic with a cold and smooth surface, rather it has the appearance of candle wax or a skin," they added.
The counter also comes in two types of marble
The fronts come in six colours ? white, blue, peach, green, red and bro...