{"id":162214,"date":"2017-01-28T08:00:20","date_gmt":"2017-01-28T13:00:20","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/www.livabl.com\/articles\/?p=162214"},"modified":"2017-01-27T19:38:53","modified_gmt":"2017-01-28T00:38:53","slug":"ikea-tackling-sustainability-kitchen-system-plastic-bottles","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/www.livabl.com\/articles\/archives\/ikea-tackling-sustainability-kitchen-system-plastic-bottles","title":{"rendered":"IKEA is tackling sustainability with this kitchen system made of recycled plastic bottles"},"content":{"rendered":"<h4 id='pressboard-ad-sponsorship-tag' style='margin-bottom: 35px;'><\/h4><p><center><iframe loading=\"lazy\" src=\"https:\/\/www.youtube.com\/embed\/BqtEgDj5qXE\" width=\"660\" height=\"415\" frameborder=\"0\" allowfullscreen=\"allowfullscreen\"><\/iframe><\/center><i><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\">Video: <\/span><\/i><a href=\"https:\/\/www.youtube.com\/watch?v=BqtEgDj5qXE\" target=\"_blank\" class=\"external\"><i><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\">IKEA Sverige\/YouTube<\/span><\/i><\/a><\/p>\n<p><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\">IKEA is best known for its affordable approach to furniture, but its new kitchen system is attracting attention for a\u00a0different reason. Called KUNGSBACKA, it&#8217;s\u00a0a collaboration with international design studio Form Us With Love, and is entirely made of\u00a0recycled plastic bottles and reclaimed industrial wood.<\/span><\/p>\n<p>\u201cA plastic bottle is not waste, it is a resource. And most importantly, this kitchen proves that these materials can be used for household goods in large scale production,\u201d explains Jonas Petersson, CEO of Form Us With Love, in a <a href=\"http:\/\/www.formuswithlove.se\/press\/ikea-kungsbacka\/\" target=\"_blank\" class=\"external\">press release<\/a>.<\/p>\n<p><a href=\"https:\/\/www.livabl.com\/articles\/wp-content\/uploads\/2017\/01\/ikea-kitchen-1.jpg\" rel=\"lightbox[162214]\"><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" class=\"aligncenter size-large wp-image-162215\" src=\"https:\/\/www.livabl.com\/articles\/wp-content\/uploads\/2017\/01\/ikea-kitchen-1-881x1024.jpg\" alt=\"ikea kitchen 1\" width=\"881\" height=\"1024\" \/><\/a><\/p>\n<p><i><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\">Photo: <\/span><\/i><a href=\"http:\/\/press.ikea.se\/varnyheter-2017\/\" class=\"external\" target=\"_blank\"><i><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\">IKEA<\/span><\/i><\/a><\/p>\n<p><a href=\"https:\/\/www.livabl.com\/articles\/wp-content\/uploads\/2017\/01\/ikea-kitchen-2.jpg\" rel=\"lightbox[162214]\"><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" class=\"aligncenter size-large wp-image-162216\" src=\"https:\/\/www.livabl.com\/articles\/wp-content\/uploads\/2017\/01\/ikea-kitchen-2-1024x726.jpg\" alt=\"ikea kitchen 2\" width=\"1024\" height=\"726\" \/><\/a><\/p>\n<p><i><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\">Photo: <\/span><\/i><a href=\"http:\/\/press.ikea.se\/varnyheter-2017\/\" class=\"external\" target=\"_blank\"><i><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\">IKEA<\/span><\/i><\/a><\/p>\n<p>Like most IKEA furniture,\u00a0KUNGSBACKA is modular,\u00a0meaning it can be arranged to fit any space. It comes in a matte &#8220;anthracite grey&#8221; color that\u00a0was designed to give it\u00a0the feel of a black T-shirt \u2014 &#8220;tuned to fit right, practical and still precious.&#8221; KUNGSBACKA will have\u00a0HACK\u00c5S kitchen handles, and IKEA and Form Us With Love expect it to be able to withstand over 25 years of use.<\/p>\n<p><a href=\"https:\/\/www.livabl.com\/articles\/wp-content\/uploads\/2017\/01\/ikea-kitchen-3.jpg\" rel=\"lightbox[162214]\"><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" class=\"aligncenter size-large wp-image-162217\" src=\"https:\/\/www.livabl.com\/articles\/wp-content\/uploads\/2017\/01\/ikea-kitchen-3-1024x583.jpg\" alt=\"ikea kitchen 3\" width=\"1024\" height=\"583\" \/><\/a><\/p>\n<p><i><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\">Photo: <\/span><\/i><a href=\"http:\/\/press.ikea.se\/varnyheter-2017\/\" class=\"external\" target=\"_blank\"><i><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\">IKEA<\/span><\/i><\/a><\/p>\n<p><a href=\"https:\/\/www.livabl.com\/articles\/wp-content\/uploads\/2017\/01\/ikea-kitchen-4.jpg\" rel=\"lightbox[162214]\"><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" class=\"aligncenter size-large wp-image-162218\" src=\"https:\/\/www.livabl.com\/articles\/wp-content\/uploads\/2017\/01\/ikea-kitchen-4-1024x769.jpg\" alt=\"ikea kitchen 4\" width=\"1024\" height=\"769\" \/><\/a><\/p>\n<p><i><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\">Photo: <\/span><\/i><a href=\"http:\/\/www.jonaslindstromstudio.se\/\" class=\"external\" target=\"_blank\"><i><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\">Jonas Lindstr\u00f6m<\/span><\/i><\/a><\/p>\n<p><a href=\"https:\/\/www.livabl.com\/articles\/wp-content\/uploads\/2017\/01\/ikea-kitchen-5.jpg\" rel=\"lightbox[162214]\"><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" class=\"aligncenter size-large wp-image-162219\" src=\"https:\/\/www.livabl.com\/articles\/wp-content\/uploads\/2017\/01\/ikea-kitchen-5-1024x768.jpg\" alt=\"ikea kitchen 5\" width=\"1024\" height=\"768\" \/><\/a><\/p>\n<p><i><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\">Photo: <\/span><\/i><a href=\"http:\/\/www.jonaslindstromstudio.se\/\" class=\"external\" target=\"_blank\"><i><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\">Jonas Lindstr\u00f6m<\/span><\/i><\/a><\/p>\n<p>Pricing details have not been released yet, but IKEA and Form Us With Love have said that they did their best to keep costs down \u2014 a challenge when using recycled and reclaimed materials to make a new product.\u00a0\u201cSustainability should be for everyone, not only for those who can afford it,\u201d says Anna Granath, a product developer at IKEA of Sweden.<\/p>\n<p><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\">The KUNGSBACKA kitchen system will be available starting in February. We can&#8217;t wait to see the different ways that people incorporate it into their homes.\u00a0<\/span><\/p>\n<div id='pressboard-ad-sponsorship-msg'><\/div>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"<p>The system is a collaboration with Form Us With Love, and was designed to make sustainable furniture more accessible. 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