It’s a coffee table book, a coaster and a door stop. It is the Ikea print catalog. And whether you requested one or not, you’ve undoubtedly come across the bible of cheap homewares and furniture ...

After I brought home my first child, poring over archival issues of the now-defunct publication transported me out of dark feelings and a chaotic household. Pages 10-11 of Ikea’s 1997 catalog. But ...