My Ikea trip took me to Sweden for a look behind the scenes 

Eve Kelliher explores HQ of the iconic home design brand to find out how its story began — and also checks into the Ikea hotel
My Ikea trip took me to Sweden for a look behind the scenes 

The Ikea Through The Ages exhibition, 2023.

When pooches took to riding the New York City subway in Ikea bags, they got to comply — thanks to their human companions’ ingenuity — with the pet travel rule that dogs could board the subway but would have to do so in a “container”.

It’s outside-the-box (or the bag) thinking like this that the global design manager at Ikea of Sweden, Johan Ejdemo, loves.

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