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イケアのビンテージ品、今や高価な収集品に

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By Leonora Epstein
| The Wall Street Journal (Japan) Verified
By Leonora Epstein | Photographs by Evan Angelastro for WSJ 1971年、手頃な価格の家具を販売するスウェーデン企業イケアは、クロムめっきのフレームが付いた背の低いラウンジチェア「インパラ」を発売した。同社によると、当時の小売価格はインフレを考慮すると現在の約354ドル（約5万7000円）に相当するという。それから55年、インパラは希少なコレクターズアイテムとなり、ビンテージ品のマーケットプレース「ファーストディブス」で1万2000ドルを超える価格で出品されている。 イケアは、一般大衆に優れたデザインの家具を手頃な価格で届けるという理念に基づきブランドを確立した。ところが皮肉なことに、イケアのビンテージ品は今、多くの買い手にとって手の届かない存在であることが少なくない。 Copyright ©2026 Dow Jones & Company, Inc. All Rights Reserved. 87990cbe856818d5eddac44c7b1cdeb8
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Gen Z and Millennial Collectors Turn Vintage IKEA Into Investment Pieces

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By Leonora Epstein
| The Wall Street Journal Verified
By Leonora Epstein | Photographs by Evan Angelastro for WSJ In 1971, the affordable Swedish furniture retailer IKEA introduced the Impala, a low-slung lounge chair with a chrome frame. At the time, it retailed for the equivalent of about $354 dollars, adjusted for inflation, according to IKEA. Fifty-five years later, the piece is a rare collectors’ item, listed for over $12,000 on the vintage marketplace 1stdibs.
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In New Luxury Kitchens, Everything Is Hidden -- Even the Sink

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By Leonora Epstein
| Breaking One
Earlier this year, interior designer and influencer Athena Calderone debuted her new home, a Tribeca apartment she had meticulously designed. Previously, Calderone lived in a Brooklyn brownstone, and her kitchen, with its marble countertops and navy Shaker cabinets, became a blueprint for fellow designers and renovators.
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