IKEA previews PS 2026

IKEA used Milan Design Week on April 23 to preview three pieces from its new PS 2026 line, reviving one of the company’s most design-led product series. (wallpaper.com) The preview is part of “Food For Thought,” IKEA’s installation at Spazio Maiocchi in Milan’s Porta Venezia district, open April 21-26 with free entry. IKEA said the show mixes room sets, a working kitchen, live cooking demos, aperitivo events and a first look at PS 2026. (ikea.com) Wallpaper reported that IKEA showed three PS 2026 products and described the wider release as the tenth edition of the long-running PS series. The exhibition also includes two new floor lamps by Milan-based designer Raffaella Mangiarotti. (wallpaper.com) IKEA’s own event material says PS 2026 continues the brand’s Scandinavian design line through “expressive, functional pieces with a playful edge.” Fuorisalone, Milan’s citywide design program, said the installation is built around “functional, accessible and sustainable design” tied to everyday cooking and eating rituals. (ikea.com) (fuorisalone.it) That puts IKEA inside the main commercial split that defines Milan each spring: the trade-fair business of Salone del Mobile and the citywide brand installations of Fuorisalone. The 64th Salone del Mobile runs April 21-26 at Rho Fiera Milano, while brands use neighborhoods across the city for launches aimed at press, buyers and the public. (salonemilano.it) (archdaily.com) The PS label has long been IKEA’s outlet for more experimental work. The Nordroom said the first IKEA PS collection was announced in 1995, making the 2026 release a return 31 years later to the Milan stage where the line first appeared. (thenordroom.com) Early coverage points to three headline objects: an inflatable easy chair, a solid-pine rocking bench and a floor lamp with a shade that turns in three directions. Independent design outlets said the larger collection is scheduled to go on sale in May 2026. (thenordroom.com) (urdesignmag.com) IKEA has also shifted its Milan base this year. Ingka said the company moved after four years in Tortona and opened its 2026 program in Porta Venezia, pairing interior designers with chefs to frame furniture around food, hosting and daily routines. (ingka.com) (dezeen.com) The pitch is straightforward: in a week known for collectible pieces and luxury spectacle, IKEA is using Milan to argue that mass-market furniture can still claim a place in the design conversation. The full test comes in May, when PS 2026 moves from preview objects in Milan to products shoppers can actually buy. (wallpaper.com) (thenordroom.com)