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Hej Ingvar! The digital exhibition
Hej Ingvar! The digital exhibition
Discover the story of Ingvar, IKEA and the people behind the ideas. A journey of creativity, togetherness and a better everyday life for the many.
Exhibitions
IKEA Through the Ages
IKEA Through the Ages
Trailblazers – Design her way
Trailblazers – Design her way
See the Women in Design exhibition at IKEA Museum in Älmhult. Wise strong exciting and above all curious pioneers.
Hej Ingvar!
Hej Ingvar!
Discover the story of Ingvar, IKEA and the people behind the ideas. A journey of creativity, togetherness and a better everyday life for the many.
Who builds the future?
Who builds the future?
Explore the exhibition Who builds the future? — a journey with visionaries and entrepreneurs. Be inspired and create your own path into tomorrow.
Democratic Design
Democratic Design
Our Roots exhibition
Our Roots exhibition
Experience old Sweden through stories, historical objects and interactive experiences at IKEA Museum. Find out how it has influenced IKEA in more ways than one.
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The Story of IKEA
Discover designer Erika Pekkari - IKEA Museum
Discover designer Erika Pekkari - IKEA Museum
Discover Swedish designer Erika Pekkari behind IKEA products like NIKKALA sofa, textiles, rugs and interior items like VARM pots and IKEA PS ALGER.
Time travelling with IKEA catalogues 1951-2021 - IKEA Museum
Time travelling with IKEA catalogues 1951-2021 - IKEA Museum
Browse IKEA catalogues through the ages, reflecting different eras and lifestyles - a goldmine for the nostalgic, design enthusiasts and history buffs.
Discover textile designer Sven Fristedt
Discover textile designer Sven Fristedt
Discover designer and artist Sven Fristedt, renowned for bold patterns from the golden age of Swedish textiles like MYRTEN and ALFI for IKEA.
A rocky start - IKEA Museum
A rocky start - IKEA Museum
From early missteps in Canada to a chaotic debut in Philadelphia – how IKEA fought to gain a lasting foothold.
ikéa-nytt, forerunner of the IKEA catalogue - IKEA Museum
ikéa-nytt, forerunner of the IKEA catalogue - IKEA Museum
Browse Ingvar Kamprad's mail order catalogue ikéa-nytt from 1948–1952 and see how the range changed from pens and watches to furniture and interior details.
"You want a bet?"
"You want a bet?"
Browse the STOCKHOLM 1996 original brochure - IKEA Museum
Browse the STOCKHOLM 1996 original brochure - IKEA Museum
Browse the brochure for the IKEA STOCKHOLM collection 1996, 'Lasting beauty', new classics based on Scandinavian ideals, made of Nordic woods in high quality.
The story of the first ball pit
The story of the first ball pit
Discover how designers Charlotte Rude and Hjördis Olsson-Une invented the first ball pit for IKEA Kungens Kurva in 1971, the pride of the children's area.
Hot dogs inspire innovation
Hot dogs inspire innovation
How hot dogs made IKEA develop quality products at low prices compared to what most people know that they usually cost. Read about the hot dog mentality.
Textile revolution 1965-1974
Textile revolution 1965-1974
Discover the golden age of textiles at IKEA, when development was driven by strong personalities bringing new materials, cheerful colours and modern patterns.
Small but powerful Allen key made revolution
Small but powerful Allen key made revolution
In the 1960s, IKEA revolutionised the furniture industry, utilizing the Allen key, flat packs and co-work with customers on transport and assembling.
Read about a popular series in Gustavian style
Read about a popular series in Gustavian style
The story of when IKEA revitalised the 18th century Swedish Gustavian style heritage and supported the preservation of a cultural heritage at Medevi spa.
A clever tool for assembling furniture
A clever tool for assembling furniture
The wedge dowel is one of the cleverest things IKEA ever came up with, a wooden peg that wedges into a milled hole and makes assembling furniture much simpler.
Industrial metal makes affordable furniture
Industrial metal makes affordable furniture
The story of a beloved IKEA bag
The story of a beloved IKEA bag
How IKEA took flatpacks to a whole new level
How IKEA took flatpacks to a whole new level
Discover Swedish designer Karin Mobring
Discover Swedish designer Karin Mobring
The failed attempt with inflatable furniture
The failed attempt with inflatable furniture
Read the story of the first ball pit
Read the story of the first ball pit
The story of a heavy piano fiasco
The story of a heavy piano fiasco
Textile revolution 1965-1974
Textile revolution 1965-1974
Discover furniture that is now extinct
Discover furniture that is now extinct
Unpack the myth of the missing screws
Unpack the myth of the missing screws
Read about the IKEA PS clock from 1995
Read about the IKEA PS clock from 1995
Discover the story behind the 1 euro LED bulb
Discover the story behind the 1 euro LED bulb
Read about SMOG lamp from 1994 - IKEA Museum
Read about SMOG lamp from 1994 - IKEA Museum
Read about 1964 sofa GRÅBO - IKEA Museum
Read about 1964 sofa GRÅBO - IKEA Museum
Read about 1994 BJÖRKVALLA bedroom series - IKEA Museum
Read about 1994 BJÖRKVALLA bedroom series - IKEA Museum
The story about the first motel in Älmhult - IKEA Museum
The story about the first motel in Älmhult - IKEA Museum
Story of the second try to make it in Japan - IKEA Museum
Story of the second try to make it in Japan - IKEA Museum
The story of car-inspired seating furniture - IKEA Museum
The story of car-inspired seating furniture - IKEA Museum
Hot dogs inspire innovation - IKEA Museum
Hot dogs inspire innovation - IKEA Museum
1950s price war between IKEA and competitors
1950s price war between IKEA and competitors
Browse all the IKEA catalogues from 1950-2021
Browse all the IKEA catalogues from 1950-2021
Discover the stories behind the IKEA products
Discover the stories behind the IKEA products
The first attempt on the Japanese market
The first attempt on the Japanese market
The Testament of a Furniture Dealer
The Testament of a Furniture Dealer
Testing sparked both interest and anxiety
Testing sparked both interest and anxiety
How IKEA took flatpacks to a whole new level
How IKEA took flatpacks to a whole new level
Ingvar Kamprad discovers America in the 1960s
Ingvar Kamprad discovers America in the 1960s
The story behind 1971 textile pattern ALFI
The story behind 1971 textile pattern ALFI
Get to know The Story of IKEA
Get to know The Story of IKEA
Ingvar in Milan
Ingvar in Milan
Read about 1972 textiles STRIX and STRAX
Read about 1972 textiles STRIX and STRAX
Great mistakes - Inflatable dreams and stinky sofas
Great mistakes - Inflatable dreams and stinky sofas
IKEA in the 1960’s
IKEA in the 1960’s
Opening of new exhibitions
Opening of new exhibitions
Design by IKEA of Sweden - how it's done
Design by IKEA of Sweden - how it's done
Quality and testing
Quality and testing
Why is it called that?
Why is it called that?
Product story: SKYAR 1981
Product story: SKYAR 1981
Hagberg + Hagberg, Digital exhibition
Hagberg + Hagberg, Digital exhibition
Ingvar Kamprad in America
Ingvar Kamprad in America
IKEA Museum Audio stories
IKEA Museum Audio stories
The first IKEA store
The first IKEA store
First store abroad - Hei Norge!
First store abroad - Hei Norge!
Where should the sofa go?
Where should the sofa go?
TELEGONO, Table lamp - 1970
TELEGONO, Table lamp - 1970
Ingvar in America
Ingvar in America
RANDIG BANAN, Fabric - 1986
RANDIG BANAN, Fabric - 1986
The birth of IKEA
The birth of IKEA
GUIDE, Bookshelf - 1985
GUIDE, Bookshelf - 1985
MOMENT, Sofa - 1985
MOMENT, Sofa - 1985
Modernisation of IKEA catalogues in the 1960s
Modernisation of IKEA catalogues in the 1960s
The IKEA Kungens Kurva fire – a start of something new
The IKEA Kungens Kurva fire – a start of something new
Trends? What trends?
Trends? What trends?
ESBJERG, Armchair - 1957
ESBJERG, Armchair - 1957
JÄRPEN, Easy chair - 1983
JÄRPEN, Easy chair - 1983
ikéa-nytt - The time before the IKEA catalogue
ikéa-nytt - The time before the IKEA catalogue
IMPALA, Easy chair - 1970
IMPALA, Easy chair - 1970
AMIRAL, Armchair - 1970
AMIRAL, Armchair - 1970
Price wars
Price wars
ÖGLA, Chair - 1962
ÖGLA, Chair - 1962
The key to IKEA
The key to IKEA
IKEA catalogue digital archive
IKEA catalogue digital archive
POLO, Easy chair - 1967
POLO, Easy chair - 1967
Meet Ingvar Kamprad
Meet Ingvar Kamprad
History of the logotype
History of the logotype
The heaviest disaster
The heaviest disaster
Two friends and some cushion foam
Two friends and some cushion foam
Why is it called that?
Why is it called that?
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