Shaking up the notion of ?home? Ikea shoppers know to expect catalog-ready showrooms promoting a domestic perfection they can admire and aspire to. But for recent customers at the retailer?s Norwegian flagship store in Slependen, there was a home on display unlike any other.
Featuring cinder-blocked walls, sparse furniture, and dim lighting, ?25m2 Syria? is a pop-up replica of a real home outside Damascus, Syria, belonging to a family of nine caught amidst the country?s devastating civil war. Created by ad agency POL in collaboration with Ikea, the installation aims to promote Norway?s annual fundraising event ?tv-aksjonen,? which will give all proceeds to the Red Cross. Just like the picture-perfect model rooms in the store, the 270-square-foot replica Syrian home is also labeled with various description and price tags?only instead of purchasing info, customers will find snapshots of Syrians? daily lives and specific donation instructions.

Via: Designboom

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