Ikea has steadily been blurring the line between home audio and home décor, but its new collaboration with Swedish designer Tekla Evelina Severin, better known as Teklan, might be its boldest step yet.
The collection, launching this December globally, mixes colour, pattern, light and sound in ways that push Ikea’s design-led tech ambitions further than ever.
At the centre of the lineup is Solskydd, a new family of Bluetooth speakers created by longtime Ikea designer Ola Wihlborg.
Available in three sizes and made to stand, hang or mount on a wall, the speakers lean into Teklan’s trademark palette: punchy architectural patterns, retro-futurist curves, and colourways designed to shift subtly as you move around a room. Wihlborg says the team flipped the usual speaker-development process on its head, starting with form rather than acoustics, while Ikea’s engineers refined the audio experience underneath.
Not your usual speaker
The result is a soft, sculptural alternative to the hard-edged tech that usually populates living rooms. Teklan’s focus on warmth and nostalgia carries through the entire range. Her colour choices draw on personal memories, from cherry blossom tones to a mint shade inspired by the soap in her grandparents’ home which she revisited to match the colour precisely.
The Kulglass lamp-speakers extend that philosophy further. These hybrids merge lighting and audio in a single soft-serve-swirl glass sculpture, available in a series of nostalgic hues. Depending on the finish, they feel part Art Deco, part ice-cream parlour, a playful twist on traditional tech aesthetic.
This isn’t the first meeting between Ikea and Teklan. Earlier this year, the designer introduced new colourways for the Vappeby portable speaker and a set of braided charging cables inspired by climbing ropes. But according to product developer Sara Ottosson, the brand had wanted to work with her on a deeper level for some time, especially as Ikea moves toward making electronics “adapt to the home you want,” not the other way around.
The full Teklan x Ikea collection arrives in December 2025, with regional availability varying. If you want tech that blends personality, colour and character as much as functionality, this might be Ikea’s most compelling outing yet.
