IKEA installs replica of Syrian home inside flagship store
IKEA has worked with the Red Cross to build a replica of a real Syrian home inside its Norwegian flagship store. More
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IKEA Foundation CEO says adapting refugee shelter is "like playing with Lego"
Better Shelter is the latest IKEA product to be hacked, according to the head of the company's charitable foundation, who told Dezeen the modular refugee cabin is now being used to create doctors' surgeries and schools. More
Interactive exhibitions designed for IKEA Museum in Sweden
Form Us With Love has contributed displays to the new IKEA museum in Älmhult, including a giant marble run and a rainbow-hued retrospective of the company's most famous products. More
IKEA responds to Kanye West collaboration request
IKEA has responded to US rapper Kanye West's request to collaborate, after he publicly declared his desire to work alongside the furniture giant. More
"Yo IKEA, allow Kanye to create" says Kanye West
Rapper Kanye West has declared his ambitions to design for IKEA and called for the Swedish company to collaborate with him on a furniture range. More
IKEA and Hay tease 2017 collaborative collection with abstract movie
Swedish furniture giant IKEA and Danish design brand Hay have released a short teaser film that shows the materials to be used in their upcoming collaborative furniture and homeware range (+ movie). More
IKEA recalls millions of killer dressers
Swedish furniture giant IKEA has recalled one of its most popular designs after toppling Malm dressers killed three toddlers in two years. More
Piet Hein Eek unveils first collection with IKEA
Dutch designer Piet Hein Eek has revealed the first products from his ongoing collaboration with IKEA – a collection of furniture and homewares based on traditional Indonesian and Vietnamese crafts. More
IKEA's PS 2017 collection includes "no waste" products made from recycled materials
IKEA has unveiled furniture and homeware made from recycled wood, plastic and glass as part of its latest PS collection aimed at young urban dwellers (+ slideshow). More
IKEA Museum set to open in Sweden
A museum dedicated to Swedish furniture giant IKEA is scheduled to open at the end of this month inside the building that housed the company's first ever store (+ slideshow). More
Hay redesigns IKEA's iconic blue Frakta bag
Danish design brand Hay has redesigned IKEA's iconic blue and yellow bag as part of a newly announced collaboration with the Swedish furniture giant. More
Watch IKEA's Democratic Design Day live from Sweden
Dezeen promotion: Tune in here for the live stream from IKEA's annual Democratic Design Day event in Älmhult, Sweden, for the latest news from the furniture giant. More
IKEA to live stream Democratic Design Day talks with designers
Dezeen promotion: Dezeen is teaming up with IKEA to broadcast its annual Democratic Design Day event, which takes place in Sweden on 8 June, and will include news on the brand's upcoming releases and designer collaborations. More
IKEA settles with Emeco over claims it copied a Norman Foster chair
Business news: American furniture brand Emeco has accepted an out-of-court settlement from IKEA after accusing the Swedish giant of copying the design of one of its chairs. More
Crisscross flat-pack furniture aims to be easier to take apart than IKEA's designs
UK design graduate Sam Wrigley has launched a collection of designs that aim to make flat-pack furniture even more adaptable and easy to move (+ slideshow). More
IKEA moves into indoor gardening with hydroponic kit
IKEA has launched its new indoor gardening product into stores, bringing home hydroponics to a larger market (+ slideshow). More
IKEA to launch low-maintenance Sladda bicycle for urban riders
Swedish furniture giant IKEA is set to release a lightweight bicycle tailored for city environments, designed with a rust-free belt to replace the traditional bike chain. More
IKEA fuels demand for western lifestyle in China, say Hay founders
Chinese consumers are developing a taste for western furniture and lifestyles thanks to IKEA, according to the founders of Danish design brand Hay. More
IKEA's Billy bookcase designer Gillis Lundgren dies aged 86
Gillis Lundgren, who designed some of IKEA's most iconic products and was one of the furniture giant's first employees, has died at the age of 86. More
IKEA's "Chuck out your chintz" ads changed British taste, says the man who wrote the slogan
Design Indaba 2016: the 1996 ad campaign that encouraged British housewives to throw away their fussy furnishings helped transform attitudes to design, according to ad executive Naresh Ramchandani (+ movie). More