IKEA PS 2002 watering can, light grey-blue, 1.2 l

Scandinavia, the “comeback kid”

Eighteen young Scandinavian designers created a collection with a strong, simple profile that would follow in the Scandinavian design tradition. It was called IKEA PS, as it was a kind of post script or addendum to the standard range. At the 1995 furniture fair in Milan, IKEA PS was presented under the theme of Democratic Design. The term summarised the company’s ambition to create products of good design and function, at low prices.

The first IKEA PS collection was very well received. New collections have since returned regularly. Over the years, both Swedish and international designers have contributed products under different themes. The common denominator for all the collections has been to develop Scandinavian design and make good design available to the many people.