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If IKEA Made Geeky Furniture Part 8: Portal
If IKEA Made Geeky Furniture is a series of concept designs for geeks by a geek. These aren’t actual items for sale.
Probably be best to keep the LED rope light behind the mirror…you don’t want to see a blue or orange face staring back at you.
Nope. Nothing sinister at all.
I made a few more items: A Portal ‘incinerator’ waste basket, and a companion cube dresser (complete with Portal mirror) - but they both look awful silly. They got the axe.
If IKEA Made Geeky Furniture Part 7: Nintendo (Again)
There are a few sight gags for those who are longtime gamers...
I made this one before the Nintendo futons, but then I thought - too childish. And then I reconsidered for a couple of reasons: no one has ever made a Game Boy themed blanket cover (at least that I can find) - though a company called Soft Machine makes these cool pillows. Also, why not make a few items for the kids? Or for the guys who will never grow up (and have very very patient girlfriends).
If you are so inclined, I’m sure you could get a blanket/duvet cover like this made - either through screen-printing or some serious quilting/patch work.
I’m sure you can recognize the bedside table. The lamp on the other hand….well I use to own one of those! Handhelds have come a long way.
Here is an uncluttered picture:
Ah memories.
If IKEA Made Geeky Furniture Part 6: Superman
If IKEA Made Geeky Furniture is a series of design concepts made for geeks by a geek. These aren’t actual items for sale.
So far all the geeky IKEA designs I’ve shown revolved around video games. There are other geeky things to pay tribute to, not the least of which are comic books.
So here is the first Superhero entry, based on Superman’s Fortress of Solitude:
I think you’re looking at my next desk. Seriously. I’ve been needing a new desk since forever…may as well slap one together!
I’ll probably build a green Kryptonian Crystal lamp for this getup later - something along the lines of those green-shaded ones you find in libraries and banks, but modern and edgy.
This series has been a lot of fun to create. Look for more soon!
If IKEA Made Geeky Furniture Part 5: Tetris
If IKEA Made Geeky Furniture is a series of design concepts made for geeks by a geek. These are not actual products for sale.
This one is pretty self-explanatory. Ideally, you could also make a lamp shade with this.
If IKEA Made Geeky Furniture Part 4: Nintendo
Supposed to read "Pleather or Canvas". Ah well.
If IKEA Made Geeky Furniture is a series of concept designs made for geeks by a geek. These aren’t actual items for sale.
The futon - a signature IKEA item. Why not make some Nintendo handheld covers for them? Fashioned in DS and GBA SP flavors no less.
IKEA likes to adorn their futons and chairs with pillows, so I made these game cartridge-inspired ones. They could probably be adorned with logos and game art, but I like the simple look.
I didn’t want to add game art to the actual futon covers - too cheesy! I thought it would be best to give the consumer the choice of what they’d like in the form of a blanket they can put on the futon. And like games, people can buy multiple styles to change things up.
For the sake of appeal, I made these futons leather-looking (pleather!), but I think the denim/canvas look can be used as well. I hope IKEA makes something like this one day!
If IKEA Made Geeky Furniture Part 3: Mega Man
Death never seemed more functional.
If IKEA Made Geeky Furniture is a series of designs for geeks by a geek. These aren’t actual products for sale.
Okay I had to cheat a little and change the Mega Man death burst from 8 to 12. A necessary evil. I added a couple of hands for more specific time, but they can be removed, in my opinion.
If IKEA Made Geeky Furniture Part 2: Music Games
If IKEA Made Geeky Furniture is a series showing concept furniture designed for geeks by a geek. These aren’t actual products for sale.
I originally though the 8-bit alligators from PitFall would make a great carpet - but someone else already thought of that! So I went with option 2, the frets from the Rock Band game.
I chose to show a Rock Band carpet, but a Guitar Hero look could also be swapped in too. I like the pattern art both games feature on the button frets, and figure it would look great on the floor.
If IKEA Made Geeky Furniture Part 1: Donkey Kong
If IKEA approached me and said “Dave, we need you to design some cool furniture for the many geeks out there!” I’d say heck yeah. About time the joystick generation got some props from the people that talk like borgy borgy borgy. Okay, the Swedes probably don’t sound like this guy, but I have a very weird outlook.
First up would be a shelving system inspired by the original Donkey Kong. Those girders would look great on a wall. Also, they can be configured in many different ways, so if you like to recreate a staggered level from DK, or maybe have a few flat levels, that’s up to you.
They have a cool industrial look to them as well, so they can be setup in the TV room or bedroom or garage.
The electronics depicted above is a shout-out to an old post, about the need for flat component electronics.
his could be complimented by a few items, like this Barrel-inspired vase here. Ladder-shaped bookends can also be employed.
Of course you could go all out and paint the wall black, and print up some Kong and Mario decals to recreate a Donkey Kong screenshot.
I’ll have a few more IKEA posts in the next few weeks, stay tuned.
