Emphasizing the small scale of the design industry, Vitra owner and board director Rolf Fehlbaum tells Dezeen that "all the design companies together make 10 percent of what Ikea makes." Indeed, the Ikea umbrella is getting so big that it includes some pretty stark departures from the company's time-tested mod roots. Crystal chandeliers and dollhouse furniture anyone? [Dezeen; previously]
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