<?xml version="1.0" encoding="UTF-8" standalone="yes"?><oembed><version><![CDATA[1.0]]></version><provider_name><![CDATA[shape+colour]]></provider_name><provider_url><![CDATA[https://shapeandcolour.wordpress.com]]></provider_url><author_name><![CDATA[Jeremy]]></author_name><author_url><![CDATA[https://shapeandcolour.wordpress.com/author/shapeandcolour/]]></author_url><title><![CDATA[martin de thurah + ikea:&nbsp;home.]]></title><type><![CDATA[link]]></type><html><![CDATA[<p>This is a match made in advertising heaven. The brilliant <span style="color:#00ccff;"><span style="color:#00ccff;"><a href="http://www.myspace.com/martindethurah"><span style="color:#00ccff;">Martin de Thurah</span></a> <span style="color:#000000;">(whose recent vid for <a href="https://shapeandcolour.wordpress.com/2009/03/26/fever-ray-martin-de-thurrah-when-i-grow-up/"><span style="color:#00ff00;">Fever Ray&#8217;s &#8220;When I  Grew Up&#8221;</span></a> kicked some serious ass&#8230;) worked with advertising innovator and fearless marketers Ikea (who, besides having a history of working with the world&#8217;s best directors also promote tolerance and human rights with their forward-thinking depictions of &#8220;families&#8221; &#8211; check out <a href="https://shapeandcolour.wordpress.com/2008/01/08/still-awesome-ikeas-tidy-up/"><span style="color:#ff0000;">my post on their hilarious and controversial &#8216;Tidy Up&#8221; campaign</span></a>) to create &#8220;Home.&#8221; </span></span></span></p>
<p><span style="color:#00ccff;"><span style="color:#00ccff;"><span style="color:#000000;">This gorgeous ad is a perfect example of what advertising can and should be: simple, beautiful, artistic, and willing to slowly draw you in until you wonder what&#8217;s going on instead of bashing you over the head in fear that you won&#8217;t get it. </span></span></span></p>
<p><span style="color:#00ccff;"><span style="color:#00ccff;"><span style="color:#000000;">I really need to move to Sweden.</span></span></span></p>
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<p style="font:normal normal normal 12px/normal Helvetica;text-align:center;margin:0;">(Agency: Robert/Boisen &amp; Like-Minded. Post: Duckling.)</p>
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<p style="font:normal normal normal 12px/normal Helvetica;text-align:left;margin:0;">Via <a href="http://www.dekku.blogspot.com"><span style="color:#800080;">No Fat Clips!</span></a></p>
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