09/20/2021
IKEA had organized its first-ever online festival. Through this step, it aimed to offer a picture of how the pandemic has transformed the domestic spaces around the world.
This was a 24-hour virtual tour virtual event that featured cooking lessons, musical performances, talks, and room makeovers, all set in the speakers’ actual living or working quarters.
Moreover, to appeal to its global customer base, IKEA queued an eclectic line-up. It featured performers like Italian hip hop duo Coma_Cose, Japanese gypsy rock duo Fu Ching Gido, Mumbai-born pianist Sandunes, and many more.
Various chefs like Australian vegan crusader Zacchary Bird, Kenyan “cookist” Mulunda Kombo, and TikTok-famous home cook Pasta Queen also joined them.
Several in-house talents also got a spotlight at the festival, including MiKael Axelsson, designer of IKEA’s cast iron cookware.
Erika Intiso, director of IKEA of Sweden’s marketing department said that “Life at home has taken a new twist with the pandemic and it’s never been more important.”
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