With its bentwood frame, cantilevered seat, and curved backrest, the Poäng chair is one of Ikea’s most recognizable pieces. The Swedish furniture maker has produced over 30 million Poäng ...

Ikea was a demanding client. But Ikea’s latest chair, the Janinge, tries to bridge both worlds. Designed for Ikea by Sweden’s Form Us With Love studio, it’s a reinforced polypropylene chair ...

One case in particular illustrates that point well. “In 1964, Gillis Lundgren designed a bentwood chair for IKEA that could barely conceal its similarity to the Thonet model No. 18 ...