Over the years, IKEA has introduced many useful products to ease daily life. However, their best-selling product is arguably the Swedish meatballs at their restaurant. Seeing how popular the dish is, it’s only appropriate for IKEA to honour their meatballs in the most IKEA way possible.
Introducing the Meatball Plate: the company’s first-ever plate dedicated to its iconic meatballs. The porcelain plate is part of IKEA’s upcoming 12-piece collaboration collection with Swedish designer Gustaf Westman. The serving dish is specially designed to fit IKEA’s meatballs, arranging them in a celebratory row. While the dish is ideal for Swedish meatballs, it can serve anything, as long as it fits the long crevice.
“I love designing objects for a specific function – it brings a touch of humour and makes them instantly easy to grasp. In Sweden, meatballs mean Christmas, and this plate is my way of honouring that tradition. The design is simple, lining up the meatballs so each one is visible, like they’re sitting on little thrones. And while it was created with meatballs in mind, it works just as well for many other dishes,” says Gustaf about the product.
Maria O’Brian shared, “We’ve always believed that the little things in life, like a perfectly round Swedish meatball, deserve big attention. This collaboration is about taking the traditions of gathering in the home and reimagining them through playful and unexpected designs. Together with Gustaf Westman, we’ve created a new design that is bold and expressive, using an unconventional shape and colour to give this Swedish staple a new stage.”
IKEA fans have already reacted to the meatball plate and are loving the new product. Many also said they’ve already planned to use the dish for other items, like bitterballen and asparagus. In the official announcement, the Swedish furniture retailer also suggested using the plate for their range of meatball products, like the plant ball, vegetable ball, chicken ball, and salmon ball, as all of them would fit perfectly.
The IKEA x Gustaf Westman collection of tableware and home objects will launch on 9th September 2025 (Tuesday), but sales will vary between markets. Would you purchase this Meatball Plate?
Source: IKEA
