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Grade B14 sourcesHIS-01152

IKEA VARMBLIXT Donut Lamp

Product · 2023 · Niche

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IKEA said it sold roughly one VARMBLIXT donut lamp every five minutes in the US.

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How it works
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Numbers

Seed to peak proxy
7 days
Jan 26 ’23 to Feb 2 ’23
Platforms
6
Started on Retail
Origin
Seeded
Home & lifestyle

Mechanics

  • Sell-out loopPrimary
  • Platform jump
  • Press loop

How it spread

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IKEA announced Sabine Marcelis's VARMBLIXT collection on January 17, 2023. The donut lamp appeared early in Melbourne and sold out in Australia and across Norway by February 2, as people worldwide discussed it on TikTok. Restocks kept selling out.

Proxy date; not a directly measured attention peak.

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Timeline (14)

  1. January 2023

    IKEA precursor · Jan 17 ’23

    IKEA announced the VARMBLIXT collection by Sabine Marcelis, to launch across all IKEA markets in February 2023.[1][2]

    IKEA and Sabine Marcelis launch the VARMBLIXT collection - IKEA Global
    Open the first post ↗
  2. Reddit user lwin_ seed · Jan 26 ’23

    A shopper reported the Richmond store in Melbourne already had half the collection in limited numbers.[3]

  3. Reddit user lwin_ platform jump · Jan 27 ’23

    In a follow-up on r/IKEA, the shopper said they had chosen the donut lamp.[3]

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Sector
Home & lifestyle
Region
Global
Reported figure
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  1. January 2023

    IKEA precursor · Jan 17 ’23

    IKEA announced the VARMBLIXT collection by Sabine Marcelis, to launch across all IKEA markets in February 2023.[1][2]

    IKEA and Sabine Marcelis launch the VARMBLIXT collection - IKEA Global
    Open the first post ↗
  2. Reddit user lwin_ seed · Jan 26 ’23

    A shopper reported the Richmond store in Melbourne already had half the collection in limited numbers.[3]

  3. Reddit user lwin_ platform jump · Jan 27 ’23

    In a follow-up on r/IKEA, the shopper said they had chosen the donut lamp.[3]

  1. press · Jan 29 ’23

  2. commercial · Feb 1 ’23

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