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The history of IKEA

How IKEA was started

IKEA is named after the initials of founder Ingvar Kamprad, Elmtaryd, the farm on which he grew up, and Agunnaryd, the nearby village.

Curious about the history of IKEA? Discover our story – from how it all started with Ingvar Kamprad to our design development through the years.

Ikea – Wikipedia

1926 – Ingvar arrives. IKEA founder Ingvar Kamprad is born at the maternity ward “Vita Korset” in Älmhult in Småland, southern Sweden. 1933 – An entrepreneur …

IKEA | Swedish company – Encyclopedia Britannica

About IKEA – Our heritage – IKEA

Ingvar Kamprad founded IKEA in 1943 at the age of 17, selling household goods like pens, wallets and picture frames. Småland, the landscape where Ingvar …

Every success story has a beginning – read about our fascinating heritage and how it lives and develops within our company.

A brief history of IKEA: From cheap bookcases to Swedish …

Ikea – Wikipedia

Ikea Group, av företaget skrivet IKEA Group, är ett multinationellt möbelföretag, som grundades i Sverige år 1943 av Ingvar Kamprad som ett postorderföretag.

World’s first IKEA store becomes a reality

IKEA – Wikipedia

Started in 1943 by Ingvar Kamprad, IKEA has been the world’s largest furniture retailer since 2008. The brand used by the group is derived from an acronym …

IKEA | Swedish company | Britannica

23 jan. 2023 — IKEA was founded (1943) in Sweden and still flaunts its origins—store exteriors are decorated in the colours of the Swedish flag (blue and …

IKEA, home furnishings retailer that was the world’s largest seller of furniture in the early 21st century, operating more than 300 stores around the world. IKEA specializes in low-priced goods, sold whenever possible in compact “flat-pack” form for in-home assembly by the customer. IKEA was founded (1943) in Sweden and still flaunts its origins—store exteriors are decorated in the colours of the Swedish flag (blue and yellow), in-store restaurants serve Swedish food, and the company’s products carry Swedish names—but its headquarters are now in the Netherlands. IKEA founder Ingvar Kamprad, whose paternal grandparents were German-speaking immigrants to the Småland province

A brief history of IKEA: From cheap bookcases to Swedish meatballs | The Business of Business

19 aug. 2020 — Ingvar launched the iconic IKEA catalog in 1951. The prices were so low that people were skeptical about the quality of the furniture, so …

If you’ve ever been inside an IKEA, you know how hard it is to leave the store in any sort of timely manner. You didn’t know you needed five new dishtowels, but there you go, it’s yours now. And don’t forget the Swedish meatballs and lingonberry jam on the way out. All of this is the brainchild of the late Ingvar Kamprad, a Swedish businessman who came up with the idea for a store full of functional furniture that’s easy to put together. Kamprad passed away in 2018, but the story of how he built IKEA into one of the world’s best known brands is a rags to riches story for the ages. Today, we can get our “Billy” bookcases with ease and that’s thanks to the entrepreneurial spirit of Ingvar Kamprad.

World’s first IKEA store becomes a reality – IKEA Museum

From furniture showroom to store. … When IKEA opened its new furniture showroom in Älmhult in 1958, everyone was there: the county governor, the chairman of the …

Discover how IKEA and Ingvar Kamprad, then known as the upstart from Småland, came to build their first furniture store in Älmhult 1958 in a modernist style.

The road from trading pens to furniture – IKEA Museum

The trading company IKEA was registered on the 28th of July, 1943. But it was a far cry from the furniture company we know today.

Teenager Ingvar Kamprad started out in the 1940s, trading pens and nylons, studying Taylorism, import/export and purchasing, before moving on to furniture.