After producing its iconic catalog for 70 years, IKEA has announced that it will be officially discontinuing the digital and physical versions of the publication—fortunately for IKEA fans, there's a limited-edition hardcover 2021 IKEA Coffee Table Catalog that can be purchased as a keepsake. IKEA Canada partnered with creative agency Rethink to create a long-lasting version of the famed catalog and it includes brightly colored yellow ribbons so that it's easy to note inspiring pages within the book.
The catalog is 30% bigger than usual and it's been designed to withstand years of browsing. As a special product from the flat-pack furniture brand it's only fitting that the limited-edition hardcover coffee table book comes in its own flat-pack box.
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IKEA Created a Hardcover Version of the 2021 IKEA Catalog
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