The story behind the system
Show off with LÅDMAKARE
Flexible, with a light and airy design – that’s LÅDMAKARE, our latest storage system. Designed by Friso Wiersma, its simple, open design frames the things you love and hides the things you don’t.
The LÅDMAKARE system is a single wall system with a variety of combinations and parts that allow you to choose the width and customise it to suit your needs and space. You can also add, remove and even re-configure it, enabling it to adapt and grow with your home.
While the superpower of our BILLY system could be its great looks at a fantastic price, and for the IVAR system it’s flexibility, the LÅDMAKARE system boasts both. Its simple, open back design and oak effect finish create a sense of transparency and a framing effect. “As a designer, I find beauty in everyday objects,” says IKEA designer Friso Wiersma. "My idea with LÅDMAKARE was to create storage that allows for personal expression by displaying your favourite items, while offering closed storage for things you’d rather keep out of sight.”
If asked to design a storage system, with no set brief, where would you begin? For Friso, the answer was simple – at home. As a father to young children, the family home shifts constantly between play and rest, noise and calm and plenty of things in between. So how do you create a storage system that can adapt to any scenario? “I can’t help but see that as a design challenge: how do you create a home that works for everyone and adapts to all those rhythms? Living this every day teaches me as much as any project at IKEA. It reminds me that good design isn’t about control – it’s about creating a framework where life can happen freely,” says Friso.
Guided by our Democratic Design Principles of form, function, quality, sustainability and of course, a low price, for Friso, every project also has a ‘touchstone’ – a specific question or element that guides the design. “For LÅDMAKARE my touchstone was simplicity. Is it easy enough for our customers to understand? How do we make this easy to buy and build? Simplicity is something I always strive for; I think there’s a real beauty in it.”
Shelves of possibilities
The shelves are available in two sizes, allowing you to choose the width that best suits your needs. They’re also slightly shallower than the side and middle panels to allow for cables at the back.
Space for personality
Measuring 76cm long, the insert fits snuggly onto the longest shelf, creating smaller spaces for framing small possessions like photos or ornaments.
Out of sight
Sometimes you just need somewhere to tuck things away. This handy cabinet is great for storing things out of sight, and there’s even a little cutout in the back to pop cables through!
“What I like about the LÅDMAKARE system, and what I think is very IKEA, is that we have created a frame for our customers to bring their own personality, and that makes it very personal."
– Friso Wiersma