IKEA success history

According to Hokuo style(scandinavian life & design december 2007),

This is success story about Ingvar Kamprad.


1943 : the president Ingvar Kamprad opened IKEA(stationary and etc)

1945 : advertisements of newspaper started

1947 : furniture started

1953 : showroom for furniture opened

1954 : IKEA opened in Almhult in Sweden

1955 : furniture's design started

1965 : very large IKEA opened in Stockholm

1973 : IKEA Zurich(Swiss) opened

1985 : IKEA USA opened

1997 : Children's IKEA sale

2001 : IKEA Rail started in Germany,Belgium,Netherlands,Sweden from warehouse

2006 : IKEA Japan started


the 1st photo :IKEA glass(made in Russia) in my breakfast at the hotel FENNO in Helsinki(2007)


original blog by marksgardenpark,automatic-air.com