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# Flat Pack Furniture Art
Designer Kenyon Yeh's Unique IKEA Project

By Marissa Liu | Published 2010-03-11 | Art & Design
Source: Trend Hunter, https://www.trendhunter.com/trends/unique-ikea-project
References: [design-milk](http://design-milk.com/unikea-by-kenyon-yeh/#more-31059) & [iamkenyon](http://www.iamkenyon.com/unique_ikea.html)

UNIKEA is the Unique [IKEA](https://www.trendhunter.com/trends/allen-key-lamp) project by designer Kenyon Yeh. Yeh threw away the instructions for standard IKEA [flat pack furniture](https://www.trendhunter.com/trends/eilersen) and assembled the items to create unique personal and customized arrangements.

Of course, Yeh added a few personal details, like the colorful feet, to each creation. Of the Unique IKEA Project, Yeh says, “The process is liberating and brings a limitless attitude of possibility creating [unique furniture](https://www.trendhunter.com/trends/fossil-furniture) instead of doing such a thing that made by forces.”

## Trend Insights (Trend Hunter)

- Score: 4.2/10
- Popularity: 62% | Activity: 57% | Freshness: 8%
- Audience gender: 50% men, 50% women
- Primary generations: Millennial
- Top markets: North America, Europe, Asia

## Categories

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## Key Themes

### What's Driving This Trend

- **Personalized Furniture:** Disruptive innovation opportunity: Create customizable furniture options that allow consumers to personalize their living spaces.
- **Alternative Assembly Techniques:** Disruptive innovation opportunity: Explore new assembly methods for furniture that eliminate the need for traditional instructions and allow for creative and unique arrangements.
- **Artistic Flat Pack Designs:** Disruptive innovation opportunity: Combine functionality and artistic design in flat pack furniture offerings to attract customers seeking unique and visually appealing home decor.

### Who This Affects Most

- **Furniture Manufacturing:** Disruptive innovation opportunity: Integrate technology and customization options in the furniture manufacturing industry to meet the growing demand for personalized and unique furniture products.
- **Interior Design:** Disruptive innovation opportunity: Collaborate with furniture designers to offer innovative and customizable solutions for interior design projects, enhancing the overall aesthetic appeal of living spaces.
- **Home Decor Retail:** Disruptive innovation opportunity: Curate a collection of artistic and customizable flat pack furniture for retail stores, catering to customers looking for unique and statement pieces for their homes.

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