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Displaying all articles tagged:
Ikea
furniture
May 4, 2023
Ikea’s Answer to Inflation? Make Things Flimsier.
With hollow table legs, paper veneers, and more plastic.
By
Diana Budds
where did you get that?
Feb. 22, 2023
Sabine Marcelis on Mood Lighting, Bold Accessories, and Custom Art
The designer shares her tips for making the most of a space and her favorite styling tricks.
By
Chinea Rodriguez
design
Feb. 9, 2023
How to Sauna, the Ikea and Marimekko Way
With rhubarb-print robes, ripply towels, and birch benches from their new Bastua collection.
By
Diana Budds
ikea
May 24, 2022
Solar Panels Are Coming to Ikea
Luckily, you don’t have to put them together yourself.
By
Alissa Walker
what’s in a name?
Dec. 10, 2021
Sweden Wants to Be More Than Your Toilet Brush
A tourism campaign aims to reclaim the names of national landmarks from Ikea.
By
Bindu Bansinath
ikea meatballs
Dec. 6, 2021
Being Stranded at Ikea Sounds … Good?
Snowed-in shoppers in Denmark had a sleepover with Christmas movies and cocoa.
By
Bindu Bansinath
sniff sniff
Aug. 5, 2021
Anybody Want a Meat Candle?
Introducing an exclusive, meatball-scented candle by Ikea.
By
Claire Lampen
cozy!
June 30, 2021
Please Have a Seat on My Bisexual Sofa
Do make yourself comfortable on one of Ikea’s Pride Month love seats.
By
Mia Mercado
Sponsor Story
Let’s Go Out: 10 Ways to Enhance Any Outdoor Space This Season
Let’s Go Out: 10 Ways to Enhance Any Outdoor Space This Season
By
Cortne Bonilla
Sponsor Story
11 Easy Updates That’ll Refresh Your Entire Kitchen
And there’s something for every budget.
By
Cortne Bonilla
furniture
Feb. 11, 2021
Ikea’s New Gaming Chair Is Not Hideous
Level up.
By
Diana Budds
now smell this
Oct. 15, 2020
Finally, Candles You Can Actually Afford
Byredo’s designer has an iconic collaboration with Ikea.
By
Erica Smith
menu changes
May 24, 2019
Ikea’s Meatballs Will Officially Go Vegan This Fall
The Swedish retailer is jumping on the vegan bandwagon in the only way it knows how.
By
Nikita Richardson
best bets
Mar. 31, 2019
Ikea Comes to Manhattan, Ribbed Stools, and Two Sneaker Storefronts
What’s new in New York stores.
By
Katy Schneider
solange
June 7, 2018
Solange’s Saint Heron Announces Collaboration With Ikea
One step closer to having an entire lifestyle designed by Solange.
By
Jasmine Sanders
best bets
May 13, 2018
Christian Siriano’s Concept Shop, Memphis Design, and Surfboards in Chinatown
What’s new in New York stores.
By
Katy Schneider
edible insects
Mar. 12, 2018
Ikea Has Been Quietly Working on Bug Meatballs and Beetle Burgers
The furniture chain’s R&D kitchen unveils some innovative, environmentally friendly dishes.
By
Clint Rainey
advertising
Jan. 9, 2018
Peeing on This Ikea Ad Will Get You a Discount If You’re Pregnant
Here’s some, uh, innovation.
By
Gabriella Paiella
select all
Sept. 28, 2017
You’ll (Probably) Never Have to Assemble Ikea Furniture Again
Take
that,
Malm bed frame!
By
Paris Martineau
Aug. 7, 2017
Jon Snow’s Cape Is Actually an Ikea Rug
According to a former GOT costume designer, the king of the North’s furry capes are repurposed sheepskin rugs.
By
Anna Silman
June 22, 2017
Ikea Admits That a Couple of Its Serving Bowls Might Catch Food on Fire
The stainless-steel Blanda Blank might come with a bonus feature.
By
Clint Rainey
food waste
June 19, 2017
Ikea Is Getting Serious About Cutting Food Waste
The retail giant vows to make a massive dent in the amount of food it discards.
By
Clint Rainey
video feed
June 15, 2017
Ikea’s Smart, New Recipes Double As the Pouch You Cook In
Finally, an Ikea instruction manual that doesn’t require a hex wrench.
By
Clint Rainey
now smell this
June 12, 2017
You May Soon Be Able to Actually Afford a Byredo Candle
They’re partnering with your favorite affordable home-goods store.
By
Ashley Weatherford
tres chic
June 8, 2017
Ikea Partners With Off-White to Make New Frakta Bag
Thus leaning into its couture destiny.
By
Sarah Spellings
tres chic
Apr. 25, 2017
Ikea Wants You to Consider Its 99-Cent Tote Over Balenciaga’s $2,145 Version
The resemblance is uncanny.
By
Lisa Ryan
empire building
Apr. 18, 2017
Get Ready for Stand-alone Ikea Restaurants
Food is Ikea’s “unexpected revenue generator,” and the company believes separate cafés are the next phase.
By
Clint Rainey
food service
Mar. 30, 2017
The IKEA Kitchen Worker Who’s Learned How to Deal With Angry Customers
“At the end of the day you have to learn to let them be mad and to defuse the situation as much as you can.”
As told to
Jack Talbert
Feb. 13, 2017
Psychologists Explain Why Ikea Is a Relationship Death-Trap
How do you say “I hate you” in Swedish?
By
Cari Romm
teens these days
Dec. 21, 2016
Teens Are Having Illegal Sleepovers in Ikeas
Ugh, can Ikea just let teens live?
By
Lisa Ryan
relationships
Dec. 9, 2016
Ikea Thinks It Can Solve Your Relationship Problems With These Products
A little on the nose, Ikea.
By
Gabriella Paiella
Nov. 3, 2016
Could This New Form of 3-D Printing Revolutionize Home Design?
Give it a couple years …
By
Kenny Wassus
collabs
Aug. 2, 2016
Your Dreams of Owning a Kanye-Designed Malm Furniture Set From Ikea Are Over
You won’t be sitting on Kanye’s best.
By
Devon Ivie
and
Halle Kiefer
July 12, 2016
Ikea Thinks It’s Designed the Kitchen of the Future
Is this what kitchens will look like in ten years?
By
Lizzy Halberstadt
and
Cait Munro
innovation
July 8, 2016
Ikea Unleashes All-Black ‘Ninja Dogs’ in Japan
They’re made with activated charcoal, of course, and only available in Japan.
By
Chris Crowley
upgrades
June 10, 2016
Finally, a Chic Version of the Ikea Bag
The Swedish furniture giant has redesigned its iconic blue-and-yellow shopping bag.
By
Gabriella Paiella
great debates
Dec. 17, 2015
Rude Study Says Men Are Better at Assembling Ikea Furniture
Have you seen my dad attempt to put together a dresser?
By
Susan Rinkunas
Nov. 22, 2015
We All Just Got One Step Closer to Sleeping With Harry Styles
Just head to Ikea and be prepared to drop $39.99.
By
Alex Ronan
collaborations
May 15, 2015
This Designer Is About to Make Ikea Couches Way More Exciting
The delightfully weird Walter Van Beirendonck will collaborate on a collection.
By
Allison P. Davis
relationships
Apr. 22, 2015
Every Relationship’s Greatest Threat: IKEA
“The store literally becomes a map of a relationship nightmare.”
By
Molly Oswaks
Meat Is Mortorp
Jan. 28, 2015
Ikea’s New Meatballs Will Be Vegan After All
The company got a raft of petitions.
By
Clint Rainey
Sphereland
Apr. 18, 2014
Ikea Plans to Serve Vegetarian Meatballs
“A chicken meatball and a veggie ball are under development and will complement our meatball offer next year.”
By
Hugh Merwin
Mane Course
Apr. 16, 2013
Ikea May Sell Discounted Horsemeatballs in Sweden
Why not?
By
Sierra Tishgart
Stockholm Syndrome
Mar. 22, 2013
Ikea Brings New, Improved, Horse-Free Meatballs to Europe Stores
“Farm-to-fork” meatballs sound like an improvement.
By
Hugh Merwin
Food Safety
Mar. 5, 2013
Chinese Authorities Reject and Destroy Ikea Cake and Nestlé Chocolate
The government raises its food quality standards.
By
Sierra Tishgart
they eat horses don’t they?
Feb. 25, 2013
Ikea Will Not Let You Try Its Delicious Horse Meatballs Even If You Ask Nicely
We tried.
By
Dan Amira
Feb. 25, 2013
Ikea Added Delicious Horsemeat to Its Meatballs at No Extra Cost
Thanks, Ikea!
By
Dan Amira
Bologneighs
Feb. 25, 2013
More Bad News: Horsemeat Found in Ikea’s Swedish Meatballs and Birds Eye
Why the long face?
By
Hugh Merwin
Oct. 1, 2012
Ikea Wishes It Hadn’t Scrubbed Women From Saudi Arabia Catalog
Ultraconservative Islam and Scandinavian egalitarianism don’t mix well.
By
Kat Stoeffel
sexy time
July 17, 2012
NYC Summer Hookup Spots: The Gansevoort Pool or Outside of Ikea?
Both are apparently getting a lot of action.
By
Joe Coscarelli
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