Gintare and her colleagues went to visit him and with their own eyes could see that the packaging was unsustainable. “When we transport all cone-shaped lampshades to our stores, we stack them together so that they are protected and take up little space. But e-commerce needed a different solution." Back in Älmhult, Sweden, the team began to dismantle lampshades to investigate whether a flat lampshade could be developed that fits in a flat pack. "Of course it worked!", Gintare comments, showing how with a few clicks, the bottom and top of SKOTTORP both fix to the frame’s metal rings and the lampshade unfolds into a solid shape.
Use this classic textile shade to dress up the lamp base you found at the flea market or combine it with one of ours. The light shines through the fabric creating a soft, decorative light in the room.
Article number804.490.05
Product details
You can create a soft, cosy atmosphere in your home with a textile shade that spreads a diffused and decorative light.
Create your own personalised pendant or floor lamp by combining the lampshade with your choice of cord set or lamp base.
Easy to take home since the lampshade comes in a flat-pack.
Designer
IKEA of Sweden
Useful information
Lamp base and cord set are sold separately.
IKEA of Sweden AB SE-343 81 Älmhult, IKEA.com
Materials and care
Material
- Frame:
- Steel, Epoxy/polyester powder coating
- Shade:
- Polystyrene plastic, 70% rPET 30% linen
Care
Clean with a duster.
Assembly and documents
Assembly instructions
SKOTTORP Lamp shade804.490.05Measurements
- Width: 42 cm
- Height: 31 cm
Packaging
SKOTTORP
Article number804.490.05- Width: 43 cm
- Height: 6 cm
- Length: 65 cm
- Weight: 1.10 kg
- Package(s): 1
Reviews
Nice neat lampshadeAlan JamesThis item comes in flat pack. Easy assembled by those with just a little patience because it is fiddly. However, take your time and with gentle persuasion it goes together very well. You have two screw options for the type of bulb 💡 that it takes. Nice item 😉
Very fragile MarionI bought three of these and found the first one very difficult to assemble. The steel rods would not stay in position and kept popping out. We ended up by damaging it beyond repair. I sm going to return them.
Perfect shadeAnonymous reviewerFits lamp perfectly
Customer reviews
4.4Average rating
395Reviews
Story
A more sustainable trip for lampshades
It’s quite possible that you’ll be a little surprised when you pick up your SKOTTORP lampshade at an IKEA store or at your local parcel pick-up point. Can a 42 cm diameter lampshade really fit in that flat package? Actually, yes! It was interestingly after an unexpected phone call when we realised that it was high time to package a cone-shaped lampshade in a flat pack.
Gintare Cirbaite, a packaging engineer at IKEA, received the phone call: “It was from an employee at one of our e-commerce distribution centres and he was quite frustrated. Every time he sent a large, cone-shaped lampshade, he had to pack it in a huge box that mostly comprised of air."
A lampshade in parts
Less environmental impact
More lampshade and less air in each package means several benefits. "We have long been good with packaging that takes up little space and limits the environmental impact of our transports to stores. With SKOTTORP, we also contribute to making our e-commerce transports more sustainable", Gintare notes. "And it’s easier for you to carry your lampshade home – regardless if you’ve bought it online or at a store."