Just thought I'd share these photos from our recent press launch of the upcoming Bantie collection. It took place in the Bemz Inspiration Store which, as you will see, was transformed with samples from the Bemz Bantie Designer Collection. Enjoy!
Find out more about the new Bemz Bantie Designer collection, which will be launched in January 2011, here.
Bubbel by Bantie at Bemz on an Ekeskog sofa
Once again, Bemz has created the opportunity for easy and inspired home updates by transforming Ikea sofas around the world into something truly unique and individual. This latest collaboration with up-and-coming Swedish design-team Bantie, will see four new patterns added to the Bemz Designer Collection.
The Bantie Designer Collection for slipcovers at Bemz includes the Kokeshi, Salamander, Bubbel, and Korall patterns, available at Bemz in a total of seven colorways.
Kokeshi by Bantie at Bemz on an Ekeskog armchair
Playful Kokeshi (above), depicting the ever popular Japanese wooden dolls, is a modern interpretation of a classic toile de Jouy pattern with a distinct and affectionate Japanese twist.
Left: Salamander by Bantie at Bemz on an Ekeskog sofa; Right: Korall and Kokeshi by Bantie at Bemz in two colorways on Nils chairs
Salamander (left) seems to simmer with emotion and movement while Bubbel (photo, top) and Korall (photo, right) are more earthy depictions, using wonderfully unique organic treatments of shape and form with obvious retro influences.
Kokeshi by Bantie at Bemz on a Nils chair
These new fabrics, machine washable as always, will be available as sofa and chair covers at bemz.com from January 2011.
"Aside from the fact that we clearly love the Bantie patterns, we see this launch as a natural continuation of our work with both classic and modern Scandinavian design," says Bemz CEO and founder Lesley Pennington.
Korall by Bantie at Bemz in two colorways on the Stockholm Easy chair
Stockholm-based Bantie’s style is a contemporary one but not without a sense of humor and a serious nod to the past. Inspiration is drawn from a wonderful mélange of eclectic and modern design influences, pulled together with Scandinavian inspired color palettes and design sensibilities.
Bantie founder and CEO, Wilhelmina Wiese’s take on the upcoming launch: "It's fantastic to be able to initiate a collaboration with Bemz, and the idea that our wonderful designs will end up on IKEA furniture all over the world is very exciting."
Left: Salamander by Bantie at Bemz on an Ekeskog sofa with Kokeshi by Bantie at Bemz on a Nils chair at back; Right: Bubbel by Bantie at Bemz on Jennylund armchairs
The individual behind the vision for this collection is Ulrika Gyllstad, whose background in fashion brings new thinking to the fabrics in terms of coordination and cohesion. Modern and timeless design that allows room for personal and genuine esthetic, sits at the heart of the design house’s collection.
Bantie is the latest in a series of designer collaborations for Bemz, which recently launched collections from Designers Guild of Britain, Marimekko of Finland and Lisa Bengtsson of Sweden. These join the Swedish design classics Stig Lindberg, Viola Gråsten and Göta Trägårdh to make up the Bemz Designer Collection.
With these seven new patterns from Bantie, the total number of fabrics available via bemz.com will exceed 170.
After a long and hard search, we have finally sourced a suitable new supplier for our beautiful cotton Raffia textiles. This structured fabric has a special glow thanks to the interlocking threads of its check-like weave. Raffia is now being re-launched in Jet Black, Sand Beige, Crimson Red, Zinc Grey, Sage Brown and Aubergine. Please note that the Raffia Sand Beige and Raffia Jet Black shades may differ slightly from their predecessors. Order new swatches to ensure you get just the fabric you’re after!
Bemz has also launched covers for the Ängby sofa bed, nicely complementing the existing Ängby range which already included the three-seater and two-seater sofas, and the chair.
Check out Nurit of Israel's Ängby sofa here and Petra of Germany's Raffia Sand Beige covered Nils chairs here.
With autumn on our doorstep, our thoughts turn to evenings curled up at home in front of a favorite movie or with the latest paperback. Kick-start your transition from cool summer to cozy autumn with these two new colors reminiscent of crisp autumn nights and misty September dawns: Tegnér Mélange Ink Blue and Tegnér Mélange Fuchsia, added to our popular textured cotton range.
The Tegnér Mélange collection uses a unique yarn dyed fabric from Italy that is made from a blend of cotton, viscose and linen. It is woven using natural fibers in differing color tones which results in an elegant and exclusive structure complemented beautifully by its soft, comfortable feel.
Plus, right now you can get 10% off your Tegnér Mélange favorite! Create a little of your own autumn coziness with some new covers with a 10% discount on all Tegnér Mélange fabrics: Real Red, Sage Brown, Teal Blue, Zinc Grey, Bamboo Green, Burnt Orange along with our brand new Fuchsia and Ink Blue. As with all Bemz fabrics, these textured numbers are machine washable.
Don't delay: this 10% discount offer is valid until Wednesday, September 1st, 2010, on all Bemz products ordered in the fabrics listed above (for sofa, chair and cushion slipcovers, as well as fabric by the meter).
Website prices will already be adjusted to include the 10% discount throughout the promotional period. Offer valid online only.
The Bemz Inspiration Store was recently given another facelift. Just like you, we like to switch things around with the seasons and quite frankly on a whim. With in-store designers to hand and slipcovers galore we are really able to transform the place. Here are some photos, some of which are from our recent press event, which I hope will inspire:
New Loose Fit - Country style in full force.
Everyone listens as guest speaker Helena Mellström from Svenska Moderådet gives her inspiration talk about how we are choosing to go back to basics.
The cutting table transformed into a veritable smorgasbord (which, directly translated from Swedish, means sandwich table!).
The usual set-up at tea-time in the office... ;)
If you like what you see, then stop in whenever you are in the neighborhood. The Bemz Inspiration Store is located on Odengatan 22.
Now that summer is firmly knocking at our doors, there's no better way to usher it in than by filling our homes with gloriously crisp and cool linens! To help you achieve this, Bemz is selling all solid colored linens at a 10% discount from today, May 27, until June 3.
To take advantage of this offer, choose from any of the 16 solid colored fabrics from the Belgian linen blend series (51% linen, 49% cotton) or any of the new 100% linen fabrics from the Rosendal Pure Washed Linen range.
Go to the shop to order your favorite linen slipcover or pick up some free swatches to see how the fabric works in your home.
Our latest hot on-trend look, Loose Fit: Country is officially launched today, and we are not the only ones excited about it. Big thanks go out to Swedish blog Purple Area who shared in our joy, and Yvonne of Yvestown who posted about it on her other blog Today I Love. Also, thanks go to Chez Larsson who presented a really cool collection of Bemz images from this new collection alongside non-Bemz images of the photoshoot location. Some people have such beautiful homes!
Read all about this new shabby chic inspired look here and here or pick up one of the new exclusive 100% washed Belgian linen covers at bemz.com.
And while I'm sharing the gratitude, I also want to pass on thanks to ohdeedo for highlighting the usefulness of our daybed covers and to Architect Lines for appreciating our designer fabrics, including Marimekko and Lisa Bengtsson.
There's something exciting happening today at Bemz: the Inspiration Store is shut and it's by invitation only for the press because we've got some pretty big news. Bemz is adding a completely new look to their range: a Shabby Chic-inspired slipcover made from 100% washed linen.
This versatile rustic-chic style, popular for home interiors, is now available in slipcovers for Ikea furniture for the first time - exclusively from Bemz. Taking its cues from the provincial feel of rural French interiors combined with the comfort and intimacy of ’English rose’ country homes, Loose Fit - Country is the optimal combination, embracing a looser fit as well as 100% linen textiles.
"This is a very exciting step for us. Aside from the fact that we absolutely love these new fabrics and the beautiful Loose Fit – Country slipcovers, we are also taking our product range to a whole new level thereby further developing our own, individual look." (Lesley Pennington, CEO and founder of Bemz).
These new slipcovers are manufactured using an exclusive linen from Belgium, a country with a centuries-old tradition of flax cultivation and processing. The fabric, a new addition to the Bemz collection, is pre-washed to give it that soft, beautiful, vintage-like, wrinkled look. The new range of 100% linen fabrics, called Rosendal Pure Washed Linen, will be available in Absolute White, Unbleached, Sage Brown and Medium Grey.
Loose Fit - Country will initially be available for the most popular Ikea models: the Ektorp, Tomelilla and Nikkala ranges, as well as the Henriksdal dining-room chairs though the fabrics from Rosendal Pure Washed Linen range will be available as the standard made-to-measure style for all Bemz products. The Loose Fit - Country covers and Rosendal Pure Washed Linen fabrics are available to order from bemz.com starting Tuesday, May 25th.
I recently posted about the new Marimekko fabrics added to the Bemz Marimekko Collection but Bemz also launched its very own spring collection of Alice in Wonderland-like colors and patterns which will help bring spring and summer into our homes with immediate effect!
Our bubblegum Candy Pink and crisp Absolute White, introduced back in February and pictured top, are now being joined by a cornflower True Blue (below left), a beautifully summery Sun Yellow (above) and the definition of spring: Grass Green.
And there's a sneaky peek of one new fabric I am particularly excited about: I don't know if any of you recall way back in November when I posted about how nice it would be to have Stockholm Stripe in Pink. And voila! Stockholm Stripe Candy Pink, pictured on the Karlstad chair above next to the Sun Yellow sofa, available soon for global sales.
Some of our customers have told us that they are waiting until the complete sets for their particular range of furniture is available at Bemz before they order so we have prioritized completing each collection of all existing model ranges. To that effect, we’re bringing the Nils and Henriksdal chair with armrest (below) into the fold this month, and the Karlstad welcomes slipcovers for the sofa bed.
Still not the Ikea model you’ve been holding out for? Email us!
Today we launched an additional seven fabrics from the world-famous Finnish textile company Marimekko. Included in this latest collection are some design classics as well as updated colors. And they all scream spring and summer.
Design classic Pirput Parput, by Vuokko Eskolin-Nurmesniemi, is a new pattern in the Bemz Marimekko collection. It is somewhat reminiscent of bubbling raspberries and comes in three colorways: Pink/Red (pictured right), Putty/White (not pictured) and White/Black (pictured left).
In May 2009, Bemz launched global classics Kivet and Praliini, both designed by Maija Isola. For summer 2010, Maija’s daughter Kristina Isola has updated these classics with new cooler colors.
Kivet - Turquoise/Lime (pictured on the Klippan sofa above), and Praliini in Lime (pictured left) and Aqua (pictured right) have joined their monochromatic counterparts in the Bemz Marimekko collection.
Bemz is also increasing the color variations of what is perhaps the most well-known pattern of all, the Unikko flower. Also designed by Maija Isola, this famous bloom will now see Unikko – Blue added to the Bemz Marimekko collection.
NB If you like what you see, now's the time to order swatches. There's a promotion on that allows you to order double the usual number of free swatches - that's 10 instead of the usual 5. For a limited time though - until April 11 only. Happy shopping!
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