Rumor: Will the Ikea Faktum kitchen be replaced next year?

[quote]Where is the problem with Faktum eventually being replaced

The problem is that you no longer get a replacement! So where is the problem with keeping Faktum? So the 60 cm width should remain because electrical appliances are based on it, I don't think Ikea will build custom-made electrical appliances. The depth will also not be reduced, because otherwise you could buy the countertops at the hardware store. Basically, only the dimensions of the drillings will be changed so that Faktum fronts no longer fit. Furthermore, there will probably be a lower size because low kitchens are modern.

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I can well imagine that there will be new carcasses that are higher than 70 cm. The working height at kitchen manufacturers has increased in recent years. IKEA responded with 20 cm high legs. This doesn't look so great and wastes space.
Of course, I also don't like that after my next move I can no longer adapt the kitchen, but there can never be innovations if you always stick to the old. The only problem is that IKEA does not announce such changes early enough. Especially among IKEA customers, you should find some who do a lot of DIY work themselves and then, just one year before the change, don't want to buy a new kitchen that they can no longer tinker with as much. Hollow furniture boards would be really bad, but I can't really imagine that, since it is clear that built-in kitchens almost always require adjustments.

Today at IKEA I was told that "it will definitely be worth waiting to buy the kitchen until the end of the fiscal year," because the new catalog will bring some surprises. This is also consistent with the fact that a series of electrical appliances are currently being phased out, the new devices are not yet bookable (e.g. Rengöra dishwasher), and they are "just suddenly" offering a 0% financing promotion (for comparison: a 4000EUR kitchen financed via the payment card costs over 850EUR in interest with a three-year term).

Today at IKEA I was told that "it will definitely be worth waiting until the end of the fiscal year to buy the kitchen," because the new catalog will bring some surprises. This also fits with the fact that a number of electrical appliances are being discontinued, the new devices are not yet bookable (e.g. Rengöra dishwasher), and they are "just now" launching a 0% financing promotion (for comparison: a 4000 EUR kitchen financed via the payment card will cost over 850 EUR in interest over three years).

Interesting.
IKEA’s fiscal year always starts on 01.09., so the current one has only been running for about four weeks.
The innovations that will be available are already here, so nothing major will change anymore.
The new FAKTUM (it will no longer be called FAKTUM!) will therefore come at the earliest in August 2013, and even here the launch date has not yet been finalized.
I have only seen pictures, but the new kitchen will be completely different and really has nothing to do with FAKTUM anymore.
So either buy NOW or really wait another year.
That’s all I can and may say.

but the new kitchen will be completely different

yes, how? Does Ikea want to build a completely new kitchen? The kitchen system is always similar compared to other manufacturers, like this standard width of 60cm...

So what they could improve would be:
- taller carcases for more space and therefore lower plinths
- better proportions of tall cabinets (freezer, cleaning cabinet, oven/microwave cabinet) so there is less offset
- possibly a dark back panel on the carcases, so that with dark fronts you use these and the gaps are less noticeable
- these functional corner cabinets could be better, especially more stable

Hello,
I ended up here by chance, I want to buy an Ikea kitchen next year, but since the rumor was confirmed yesterday at IKEA, I am now uncertain.
The employees say that a completely new program is coming, and they couldn’t say if you can still buy Faktum parts. They also couldn’t say when the new program will arrive.
Would it be better to wait for the next program or still buy Faktum?
I think it will definitely be expensive.

I was already so looking forward to a new kitchen.
Regards
Andrea

Just see next year what comes.

If you like the new program better, take the new one.

If you like Faktum better, try to get reduced Faktums. Then it will be harder to buy more, but eBay & Co still exist...