Ikea’s first vision for life in 2030 is the “home on the go.” “What is home when it does not become a permanent point?” muses Jeansson.

A case in point is IKEA's Concept Kitchen 2025, which went on display earlier this year in Milan. The designers incorporated a 40 percent increase in the cost of food into their prototypes, along ...

In a crowded urban future, kitchens, hallways and dining areas will be shared by multiple families, furniture will be robotic and closets can be shrunk when not in use. That’s according to the ...

Pia Heidenmark Cook [Photo: Ikea] That means reinventing the company. “It’s fundamentally about changing the business model and having a completely different offering for our customers ...

Ikea aims to test the rental model in 30 markets next year, after making 39 billion euros ($44 billion) last year from its classic build-it-yourself model. Ikea is clearly seeking to leverage ...

Swedish furniture giant IKEA said on Monday it had sold its factory in the Russian city of Novgorod to local firm Invest Plus, more than a year after pausing its activities in Russia over the ...

Ikea is shutting down its only furniture factory in the United States. The Swedish company will end production this December at its plant in Danville, Virginia. Operations will move to Europe ...

IKEA plans to close its only U.S. factory site and shift operations to Europe. The Swedish furniture company’s Danville, Virginia, manufacturing facility will close in December, cutting about ...

Americans these days line up to buy iPhones, but half a century ago, they were flocking to see gleaming, futuristic prototypes of kitchen appliances. General Motors’ Kitchen of Tomorrow, part… ...