a lament for discontinued ikeaby brett |
It is with deep sadness and regret that I wish to inform you that IKEA’s Arvinn chair is not long for this world…
Parting with a favourite piece can be such sweet sorrow. The Arvinn - perhaps the ultimate folding cafe chair - will remain in stock in the woody Antique Stain, but I always preferred the White option, and that’s the one that’s headed for the great IKEA Museum in the Sky by the end of June. At only $50 bones a pop, I’d strongly suggest you rush out and pick up as much of these as you can before they start disappearing forever. They’re a fantastic small space solution — just hang them on the wall folded when they’re not in use — and the price point simply can’t be beat.
I was also surprised to find another iconic IKEA release has recently vanished from shelves, and that’s the Stockholm green glass vase:
This was one of those contemporary classics that seemed to pop up in every interior, making it more of a natural choice for discontinuation (is that even a word?), if only because of its overexposure. Still love it, though.
But there’s no single IKEA piece that I miss quite like the Lack sofa table.
This pared-down, Parsons-style stunner was probably the most versatile table that IKEA’s ever released. I’ve owned about five or six of them — three of which were purchased the second I heard these were being discontinued in mid-2005 — and they’ve served me so well. As a standard sofa table, anchoring a floating piece of furniture in a room; as a console in the front hall; and even as a makeshift breakfast bar, the Lack tackled all of my small space dilemmas with simplicity and style, and is sorely missed.
Of course, discontinuing stock is a spring cleaning ritual that means exciting new releases are just around the corner. I’m off to Sweden at the end of May to report on all the amazing new products IKEA’s dreamt up for 2009 that will have your “loving your home” more than ever. Will keep you posted!
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Sweden in May! Exciting! My new product article will be taking me to Blainville, Que. in May. Swanky!
I was very disappointed yesterday when I went to my Emeryville Ikea to buy a set of two white Lack tables butlearned the tables had been discontinued. They had never been in the catalog or even, I think, online, but were at the store. One was between 17 and 18 inches square and one 12 inches square. There’s still the 21 inch separate table, but not the nesting set. I’m going to call Ikea today to see if I can track down a set. The 12 inch table was a rare size and very useful in a small apartment. Your note about the sofa table hits home with me. I wish I had that piece too. As well, the plant stand I’ve seen online and being sold (alas) by owners living in other countries. Ikea has so many loyal customers and ones who build upon their buys over time, as I have done with the Billy series. I wish Ikea would create a site page that gave their customers a heads-up on to-be-discontinued merchandise.
Does anyone remember - or have for sale - the IKEA plant stand in black and white - like an easel with two triangular shelves for the plant pots to go on.
I had one - and I still have no idea why - got rid of it.
[...] tables – I adored them. Partly, it’s because the sofa table (above) made me think of my dearly departed Lack consoles from IKEA; and partly because I thought it was a deliciously decadent way of dressing up the [...]