IKEA PS 2017 Collection Challenger: Cups That Resemble Familiar Design With Some Strange Twists

The IKEA PS 2017 collection now has a contender in the form of these familiarly designed cups that's made out of some unusual materials. One of IKEA's popular dinnerware products is their Vardera line-up.

With its conventional and functional design, it's not hard to see why the mugs from the Vardera collection is so popular. With the current IKEA PS 2017 collection, some designers would have to be taking some notes from them.

This is why Hungarian artist and designer Kristina Czika has come up with something like that, albeit with her very own twist. According to Dezeen, Czika has crafted mugs that look just like the ones in the Vardera or IKEA PS 2017 collection.

Except these are made using human hair, from four contributors including herself. The cup itself is made out of cosmetic wax, ones that are used for shaving. The result is a typical IKEA PS 2017 collection cup laced with hair strands, that is.

Czika has crafted 15 cups of different colors, she even called her collection "This Is Not A Vardera" to separate it from its IKEA counterpart. At first look, these mugs look macabre in design.

While these do look usable, the creator didn't intend for these for daily use since they are quite fragile. Czika never intended these to be functional, rather these were created to raise awareness to material consumption.

Since these cups are made out of recyclable materials, they're very much environment-friendly. Czika's collection might be obscure, but IKEA is no stranger to unusual ideas.

According to Creativity, IKEA has released a weird yet captivating commercial featuring a sheepskin rug as the leading character. With that said, the strangeness of Czika's collection might be right up IKEA's ally.

Of course, we can't exactly expect these unusual mugs to be featured in the IKEA PS 2017 collection anytime soon. Regardless it's a collection that is making a statement. One that could give way to new product line-ups that strictly use re-usable materials.