We've seen from our global home visits that most bathrooms are cluttered, shared and improvised. They're spaces—usually small ones—to get ready during hectic mornings and destress at night. When we started working on VOXNAN and BROGRUND bathroom accessories, our team did something a bit different and held a workshop. Together, they came up with the theme of a bathroom being 'chaos and harmony' and used it to create products that make bathroom life a bit easier for everyone.

The bathroom is a vital part of the home, but it is often small, cluttered and improvised. So when starting working on VOXNAN and BROGRUND bathroom accessories, our aim was to help make bathroom life easier. We did something a bit different and held a workshop with IKEA co-workers. For an entire day, they examined people’s frustrations and dreams, including their own. Then our designers came up with solutions and products that can help turn bathroom chaos into harmony.

Glass is mainly made of sand, soda and lime melted at a high temperature. Tempering or various additives gives you extra-strong and impact-resistant glass that in some cases can be taken straight from freezer to oven without cracking. A big benefit is how glass can be recycled over and over without the quality deteriorating. Also, a lot less energy is needed to melt recycled glass compared to new raw materials. Our goal is to eventually use only recycled glass in our range.