BASTUA Carrier bag, large, blue/green, 55x37x35 cm/71 l

“I loved the small sauna cabin that my grandparents had in eastern Finland, and I can still remember how wonderful it was as a child to touch the grey surface of the carved log walls with my fingers. The pattern for the BASTUA collection is inspired by the soft, curved cuts of these logs, but can also be perceived as a Finnish landscape where the sky meets the lake's surface on the horizon when you look out from the terrace of your summer cottage’s sauna."

Inspired by nature and the self-care rituals of Nordic sauna culture, the BASTUA collection combines IKEA home furnishing knowledge with Marimekko’s iconic print design in products for wellbeing inside and outside the home, made from simple, natural materials. It’s a collaboration with a truly Nordic spirit, offering a shared opportunity to live boldly, joyfully and well. What’s more, this is the first time that Marimekko has ever designed patterns especially for a collaboration.

PP plastic (polypropylene) is flexible, strong and a very common plastic material in a home. We use it for items like food packaging, storage boxes, toys and rugs. Today it’s possible to make PP plastic from renewable raw materials, but it’s still mostly made from fossil raw materials like oil or natural gas. At IKEA, we’re gradually switching to recycled polypropylene and it’s an important step towards our goal of only using plastic that’s recycled or from renewable sources.