Women's rights activists like Eleanor Roosevelt, Frida Kahlo and Rosa Parks lend their names to designs in this series of hacked IKEA cabinets, created by New York City furniture start-up Norse.
Recently launched in the city, Norse produces seven designs that fit onto IKEA's Bestå storage frame and television stand.
Above: Norse's designs are named after women's rights activists, like the former US first lady Eleanor Roosevelt. Top image: Rosa
Each design in the septet is named after an influential female ? with Astrid Lindgren, Marie Curie, Eva Perón and Amelia Earhart completing the set ? and can be produced in varying sizes depending on the furniture.
The company is the brainchild of Lotta Lundaas, who came up with the idea after hacking her own IKEA pieces as an affordable way to update the office at one of her first jobs in the US, after moving from her home in Sweden. Mexican artist Frida Kahlo lends her name to an art-deco-style design
"We want to enable customers to design one-of-a-kind furniture, and with our patterns and finishes, they can make over 1000 unique cabinets and TV stands using the IKEA cabinet Bestå as a base," Lundaas told Dezeen.
Made using American materials and manufacturers, the designs come in a neutral colour palette and are covered in different line patterns that are intended to evoke the pared-back Scandinavian aesthetic.
Simple lines are used to decorate the cabinetry, with Astrid featuring vertical marks that resemble ribbed wo...