Meet the pieces that made IKEA history.

75 years is something to celebrate! Especially when your name is IKEA. To mark this anniversary, The Socialite Family has suggested to the Swedish brand that they go and meet up with four pieces that have shaped its history. Four objects and as many passionate personalities behind them. All have unique stories to tell. How did they acquire this now collectible furniture? Why have they looked after it carefully and kept it year after year? Wil they pass it on to their children? From the Anna chair (1964) to the Vilbert model (1993) – whose designer is none other than Verner Panton – by way of the Duett pendant lampshade (1983) and the Bogen table (1984): each has been, in its own way, at the forefront of a style in the history of design […]

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