Textiles at IKEA 1965–1984

That’s not terribly ugly.

Catalogue Design & Form +3

Meet Inger Nilsson, Vivianne Sjölin and Lars Göran Petersson, three textile veterans cut from the same cloth. All were part of creating a new textile era at IKEA, bringing new materials, bright colours and modern patterns, not least from Swedish design collective 10-gruppen.

Catalogue Design & Form +3

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Life at home 1960s

This is the age of great change in Sweden. In the 1960s, most people have a better life, well-being and prosperity are on the up, and more and more people are becoming interested in the home and interior design. Increasing home-building in city suburbs, close to nature, means that a lot of people have a bigger home and a real boost in standard.

1960s IKEA catalogues

IKEA catalogues 1960–1969 reflect the period’s social development, lifestyle and design. Browse to remember and be inspired by life at home in the 1960s.