This year, IKEA celebrates its 30th anniversary in the U.S., and 30 years of creating a better everyday life for Americans.

In 1985, IKEA opened its first store in the U.S., introducing new (and revolutionary!) methods of design, manufacturing and distribution to make well-designed, quality furniture accessible to many. Icon IKEA products – such as the BILLY bookcase and the KLIPPAN sofa – reflect the company’s constant and continued attention to detail as the products, introduced thirty years ago, have been improved, become even more affordable, and remain some of the most popular products in our stores today. For more information about icon IKEA products, see our press material downloads below.

Additionally, we’re very proud of the role that the brand and our products have played in the lives of American customers over the years. In fact, For example, we’ve captured the story of the Doolan’s, a couple which started their journey with IKEA 20 years ago when they won an IKEA contest to find and wed the ultimate New York City couple, and furnish the rest of their lives together. Since then, IKEA has been with them through major life moments, as they furnished their first home as a married couple, their first child’s room, and now, their new smaller space as they downsize. View the video for their story!

For this years' collection, IKEA invited 12 street artists from around the world to create 12 unique street art posters. Posters were the first format that challenged the idea of art, and that's why IKEA fused street art with posters, because we think that art belongs into everyone's home!