Winners & Shortlists

NO EMPTY CHAIRS AT CHRISTMAS

TitleNO EMPTY CHAIRS AT CHRISTMAS
BrandIKEA
Product/ServiceIKEA
Category C02. MICROSITE
Entrant Company WIRZ/BBDO Zürich, SWITZERLAND
Advertising Agency WIRZ/BBDO Zürich, SWITZERLAND
Credits
Name Company Position
Skrabal Philipp Wirz/BBDO Executive Creative Director
Hartmann Rob Wirz/BBDO Creative Director
Bark Wolfgang Wirz/BBDO Copywriter
Mügge Marietta Wirz/BBDO Copywriter
Erni Angela Wirz/BBDO Art Director
Hartmann Barbara Wirz/BBDO Art Director
Labun Paul Wirz/BBDO Art Director
Jablanovic Tanja Wirz/BBDO Art Director
Metzker Lily Wirz/BBDO Screendesign
Bühler Isabell Wirz/BBDO Screendesign
Dreyfus Petra Wirz/BBDO Managing Director
Boretti Eva Wirz/BBDO Account Digital Director
Schmid Stefan Wirz/BBDO Account Director
Grollimund Prisca Wirz/BBDO Account Assistant
Tavakol Ariane Wirz/BBDO Account Digital Assistant

Creative Execution

Six weeks before Christmas, IKEA launched a non-commercial platform to bring people together: the loners and those hosting a Christmas party. They could log in as guests or hosts at a virtual table on www.noemptychairs.ch, where they could fix up a date for a party in the real world.

Over 1100 guests and hosts in Switzerland registered on the web platform and finally met up to celebrate Christmas together. More than 200 blogs worldwide mentioned our platform on the Internet. And people from 16 other countries asked IKEA to offer a similar platform in their countries next year. ID: admin PWD: QWMTR3GHZSZ9675

Christmas is time for family celebrations. But not for everyone. I Switzerland there are many singles and single parents, widowed people and exchange students who are alone over the festive period unwillingly. IKEA will find for everyone in Switzerland a place to celebrate Christmas: with «No empty chairs at Christmas».