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IKEA 80th anniversary: assembling a better future, together
On 28 July 1943, Ingvar Kamprad, then only 17 years old, founded IKEA in the small town of Älmhult in Småland, Sweden. Now, IKEA is celebrating 80 years of entrepreneurial spirit, innovation, and co-creation with a curious, humble, and positive outlook for the future.
In the beginning, IKEA was a
80 years of creating joy for human beings–interview with Johan Ejdemo, Global Design Manager of IKEA Sweden
This year, the world is celebrating several important anniversaries, including the 80th birthday of theinfluential Swedish furniture brand IKEA. The celebrant hosted us in the small Swedish town of Älmhult,where the company's history began 8 decades ago.Here we spoke with Johan Ejdemo, co-head of one ofthe world's most
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IKEA celebrates its 80th birthday with a new collection
On 28 July 1943, Ingvar Kamprad, aged just 17, founded IKEA in Älmhult, Sweden. To mark the anniversary, the company is celebrating 80 years of entrepreneurship, innovation, and collaboration by reimagining iconic products from the early days and connecting the past with the future with a new collection.
In the
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IKEA’s latest sofa fits in an envelope
The king of flat-pack furniture is not slowing down: this time the aim was to make one of its most traditionally shaped products more space-saving.
IKEA’s independent design research institute, Space10, has been tasked with coming up with some bold or straight-up awe-inspiring solutions for the Swedish furniture giant.
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IKEA’s newest collection focuses on Asian artisanal handicrafts
With its new pieces, the Swedish furniture company is aiming to make you feel like you’re browsing a Far Eastern bazaar.
Well, IKEA isn’t just selling flat-pack furniture: it regularly enlists the help of artisans for its limited-edition collections, and most recently we reported on its Artist in
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IKEA launches Artist in Residence Programme with Annie Leibovitz
The legendary photographer will spend the next year traveling the world to capture the homes of ordinary people.
At Milan Design Week, IKEA announced a new residency program for artists, of which Annie Leibovitz will be the first participant. It’s no coincidence that one of the world’s best-known
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IKEA launches solar-powered light sources designed by Olafur Eliasson
IKEA and social enterprise Little Sun have teamed up to explore how solar powering everyday objects can become a talking point through design. This is how SAMMANLÄNKAD was born, consisting of two solar-powered LED lamps.
The collaboration between IKEA and Little Sun, a social enterprise founded by world-renowned artist Olafur
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This is what a collaboration between IKEA and Patagonia would look like—according to AI
More and more fields of application are being explored for artificial intelligence software that can create images from text. This time it was used to create a joint collection for IKEA and Patagonia.
Why shouldn’t AI design our chair or an eye-catching lamp? Creative director Eric Groza used Midjourney
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No renewable energy, no investment
Central and Eastern Europe has substantial investment potential, but there are pitfalls and many conditions: large corporations demand sustainable solutions and green energy nowadays. In Poland, giant companies such as Google, Amazon, IKEA, and Mercedes approached lawmakers to support such solutions, but it is still to be seen how much
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IKEA launches joint collection with Scandinavian design icon
The new product line designed by Marimekko for IKEA will hit the shelves in March, offering vibrant patterns with a Scandinavian feel.
We recently reported on IKEA’s latest limited-edition designer collaboration, and now the next one has arrived! With 26 new products coming in just a few weeks, IKEA
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How does the crisis impact the Polish furniture industry?
Poland has a remarkable furniture industry; the Central European country is a global leader in the production and export of furniture. The sector has decades-long history, and it even played an important role in some furniture giants’ first steps, such as IKEA. The Polish furniture industry is on the up,
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The new IKEA collaboration: Sabine Marcelis designs for the Swedish brand
The 20-piece VARMBLIXT collection will include lamps, carpets, furniture, and a glassware set.
IKEA is collaborating with yet another inspiring creator for its latest limited-edition collection, VARMBLIXT, designed by Sabine Marcelis. The Rotterdam-based artist has focused on the impact of light on interiors, bringing light into homes through lighting fixtures,
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When two Swedish icons clash | IKEA X Swedish House Mafia
IKEA designer Friso Wiersma is connected to music in many ways, and is himself involved in singing. This strong bond has now been embodied in a special collaboration: together with electronic music artists Swedish House Mafia, they have reinvented IKEA’s famous FRAKTA bag in several versions.
The design has
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Prague isn’t the only one | That’s why Zlin Design Week is such a great event!
If you have heard of Baťa shoes, you should also know the city of Zlín: at the beginning of May, in the Czech industrial city, everything was about design—the design that is universal, without showing off or glamour. Our personal report about Zlin Design Week, where we also learned
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IKEA built in Vienna, recalling a series of massive shelving units
IKEA announces the completion of its store in Vienna, designed by Querkraft Architekten, defined by its shelf-like green façades, green roof terrace and no car parking. During the initial design stages of the project, IKEA told the architects ‘we want to be a good neighbor.’ In response to this objective,
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Cohousing status report—or current issues in community living
Each year sees more and more projects offering alternatives to urban co-living and community housing. Co-living and cohousing are fundamentally about tackling loneliness and the housing crisis, while sustainability and environmental considerations are becoming increasingly crucial factors. But what makes such an initiative work in practice and how can it
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Is the future Phygital?
Public or private, physical or digital: today, none of these spaces exists on their own anymore. But how do our smart devices redefine physical boundaries? Can the coexistence of the material and virtual worlds create new opportunities for interaction? What does it take to return from virtual reality to physical
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We can hack IKEA products with new Uppgradera elements
Inspired by the success of his previous IKEA hack collection, he has designed five new products. The project did not only rely on his own needs and experience: he also involved an active user community. The latest Uppgradera collection by Ádám Miklósi has arrived!
Ádám Miklósi is a big fan
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A Parisian nap in IKEA's traveling siesta cabins
IKEA France launched a fleet of 8 electric bikes towing an equipped sleeping capsule to give Parisians the chance to take a power nap between 1:30 pm and 6:30 pm. The company believes that sleep and optimal sleep experience contribute to the well-being of human beings.
It is
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The kitchen should be adjusted to the owner, not the other way around
Simple systems and variable solutions perfectly adapted to everyday living spaces: IKEA furniture is certainly the uncrowned queen of all these adjectives on the European market. While practical and easily accessible, these products also have their aesthetic limitations: how can you make your kitchen feel truly personal and intimate if
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Flat-packed concept car
Ryan Schlotthauer dreamed up a vehicle that combines IKEA’s philosophy of packaging with Renault’s aspirations of sustainable urban mobility. Meet Höga!
The design of the practical vehicle was inspired by the principles of Bauhaus. Thanks to its simple, symmetrical, LEGO-like elements, a few people can assemble Höga in
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IKEA's ScrapsBook to save leftovers
IKEA encourages people to use kitchen scraps: they’ve collected recipes that can be used to save leftover ingredients in a freely downloadable cookbook.
The Canadian IKEA, in collaboration with ten North American chefs, has put together fifty recipes, which feature leftover ingredients that usually end up in the trash.
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Disassembling for sustainability | IKEA
IKEA has announced that by 2030, in addition to the assembly guide, all of their products will come with disassembly guides as well. The goal is to make a sustainable lifestyle accessible and affordable.
“Our disassembly Instructions is one of the ways we’re building on our commitment to sustainability,
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New collection in the spirit of tackling climate change | IKEA
Dubbed FÖRÄNDRING (change), IKEA launches a new collection to help the fight against climate change.
It’s safe to say that IKEA is the one and only international company that has incorporated the aspects of climate neutrality and climate protection in almost all of its services and its entire product
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Artist duo | NEONGREY
One of them is extremely thorough, precise and patient, while the other is a bit restless, and is constantly trying to shake things up a bit. They are the perfect combination of carpenter and visual merchandizer. They met at IKEA, but today they are creating their objects and furniture in
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Hack your home into a dementia-friendly environment | Hack care
We surround ourselves with objects on a daily basis, the use of which has become natural to us, yet for some people, it might not be this obvious. In cooperation with Lekker Architects and Lanzavecchia + Wai Studio, Singapore-based Lien Foundation now presents a way to offer a safe and comfortable
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We can now upgrade IKEA products with 3D printed elements | Uppgradera
IKEA’s homeware products are used by many all over the world, and often we don’t even realize their small defects – yet we shouldn’t simply accept that our glass keeps sliding on the tray or that the kitchen counter is covered in cheese every time we grate cheese.
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Reorganize your life! | IKEA
With more and more global companies trying to live up to their commitments regarding creating a sustainable future, IKEA also had to take action: they released their first store selling used furniture.
The store will be opened in ReTuna shopping center in Eskilstuna, Sweden, offering second-hand goods only, but hopefully
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Entertaining storage solution | LEGO X IKEA
LEGO teamed up with IKEA and unveiled their long-awaited storage box collection
BYGGLEK, which is not only simple and functional, but also offers a wide range
of creative opportunities. This is what it’s like when two Scandinavian giants
join forces!
As both brands are a huge fan of playing,
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From furniture to the fashion market? | IKEA
Probably many of us have thought of wearing the T-shirts advertising sales in
the shop windows of malls at one point, either as a joke or as a message to
consumer society.
Something similar seems to be happening in the framework of traditional trade,
as IKEA’s Japanese arm sets
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IKEA | Your very own bee apartment
Although the lockdown will end soon, hopefully crafts and home DIY projects will
stay with us, especially if we can support a good cause with them. Scientists
have been warning us about the drastically dropping numbers of bees in the world
for many years now. This is alarming also because
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V4PLUS | Our favorite Polish brands_05
We present you the Polish designer who already designed for IKEA, and we also
talk about the city of Chrzanów, which has just become extremely cool. The
Polish studio whom we can thank for Autor Rooms design hotel in Warsaw
reemerges. And we even notice the beauty in the window