If you've ever felt like your lamp should do a little more than just sit there looking functional, Lex Pott might be your new favorite designer. The Rotterdam-based Dutch designer has created the PS 2026 Lamp for IKEA's latest PS Collection - and it transforms, which is exactly as satisfying as it sounds.
The lamp is part of IKEA's 35-piece PS 2026 Collection, the first installment of which is making its debut at Milan design week. According to Dezeen, which visited Pott's Rotterdam studio ahead of the launch, the designer worked exclusively on this piece for the collection.
Why the PS collection still matters
IKEA's PS line has always been the brand's design-forward playground - the place where the company brings in collaborators to push beyond the flatpack basics and into something a bit more considered. It has a genuine legacy in making good design accessible, and PS drops tend to attract attention from design lovers who might not otherwise be browsing the IKEA catalog.
A 35-piece collection is substantial, and debuting it in Milan - one of the world's most important stages for design - signals that IKEA is treating this as a serious creative moment, not just a product launch.
Lex Pott's design language
Pott is known for work that plays with materiality and transformation - his practice often centers on revealing natural processes or creating objects that change over time or with interaction. A lamp that physically transforms fits neatly into that ethos, and brings a tactile, almost playful quality to something you'd actually live with every day.
That's the sweet spot for pieces like this - when good design thinking meets an object you genuinely use. A lamp isn't decorative in the abstract; it shapes how a room feels every single evening.
What this means for your home
The PS 2026 Collection arriving at Milan design week means we're likely looking at broader availability later in the year. If the lamp lives up to its debut, it could be one of those rare IKEA pieces that people actually seek out and hold onto - the kind of thing that doesn't end up in a moving sale two years later.
Worth keeping an eye on as more of the 35-piece collection gets revealed.
