Vintage IKEA Catalogues

A lot of people don’t think of IKEA when they think of vintage furniture and decor. But vintage IKEA products are becoming increasingly sought after due to their unique designs. Luckily, IKEA actually upload old catalogues in their archives so you can spend hours learning about some of their best designs from the 1950s to the 2010s!

Read below to find out more.

Finding old IKEA Catalogues

At urbn nest we often spend hours trawling through resources to research the products we stock. We love the stories behind the things we sell. Vintage IKEA products are no different.

Helpfully, IKEA keep their old catalogues in an archive on the IKEA Museum page, which details the history and heritage of the company. In there you'll find the “IKEA Catalogues through the ages” section. Here you can find all IKEA catalogues from the 1950s through to the very last one in 2021 (they’re no longer produced, sadly).

It’s SO good for design inspiration and for finding those obscure products which were only made for a year or two.

Tap here to view.

How to use the Vintage IKEA Catalogues

The Vintage IKEA catalogues are really easy to use. You just scroll through the decades and years, then tap on the one you want to open.

Then it’s really easy to navigate through.

They’re all in Swedish, but they’re very image heavy, meaning there’s only minimal text to read. Most things are easy to translate!

What can I learn from the Vintage IKEA catalogues?

There’s loads you can learn from flicking through these vintage IKEA catalogues.

• Dates products were made and marketed

• Designers of products

• Dimensions and materials

• Original pricing

At urbn nest we regularly spend hours looking for particular items.

It’s also great for design inspiration as they always include slightly futuristic contemporary interior furnishing showing the items in context. We’d especially recommend the 70s and 80s catalogues for mid century lovers!

It’s a brilliant free resource for finding interesting Scandi designs, especially as a lot of the pre-1990s products weren’t available in the UK as the first UK store wasn’t opened until 1987.

Where can I find Vintage IKEA products?

urbnnest.com - the home of vintage and mid century - regularly sells vintage and discontinued IKEA furniture and decor from the 1980s to the 2010s. We stock only the most stylish vintage IKEA chairs, lamps, tables, candle holders, vases and more…

Tap here to see urbn nest's Vintage IKEA collection.

We'd also recommend urbn nest's guide to vintage IKEA pieces.

If there’s something particular you’re looking for, email us and we’ll source it for you.