#spanst

A few weeks ago something new and interesting came across my feed.

IKEA had just dropped a collection called SPÄNST. A new, more gritty and urban collaboration made in conjunction with Chris Stamp of Stampd.

When I first saw the product range show up on my news feed I was instantly excited by certain items such as the shoe/skateboard rack and the mesh wardrobe. The whole range has this post industrial aesthetic to is that suits my tastes perfectly.

Finally getting to see the range in person at my local Ikea store was great. I can never tell if I really like an item til I see it in person, and I was very impressed.

I ended up leaving the store with the skateboard under my arm that day. Its very different from boards I had when I was younger I rode a narrow deck board with fairly hard, narrow wheels that were great for park riding but not much else. This SPÄNST board however is a fairly wide, cruiser type board. The wheels are massive, wide and soft. The combination actually makes for a really smooth ride.

The board graphics are actually really interesting. A white and black marble effect print on the underside, the longditude and latitude co-ordinates of the first Ikea store and the first Stampd store and emblazoned on the sidewalls of the wheels as well as in a cutaway on the griptape near the tail end of the board.

As I mentioned earleir there are so many items from this range that I’d love to get. as of July I’ll be in a nice new space and hopefully that’ll mean another trip to IKEA where I can pick up a few of the LED light sticks to make an interesing ambient light installation out of!

SPÄNST A few weeks ago something new and interesting came across my feed. IKEA had just dropped a collection called…