WHEREVER LIFE GOES
Brand
IKEA
Entrant Agency
NOA AKESTAM HOLST
Category
Print & Publishing
Award
Bronze
Festival & Year
Cannes Lions (2026)
Case Study Details
IKEA - Wherever life goes (Case Study) | Campaign
The biggest investments in the home are most often driven by changes in life: moving in together, having a child, separating, or discovering a new hobby. Yet these situations are also some of the most overused themes in advertising. The strategy was to connect IKEA to life changes while avoiding the familiar clichés. Instead of leading with products, the campaign stripped everything down to one iconic IKEA asset: the price tag. In calm, intimate close-ups from everyday life, it subtly appears to signal a life-changing moment unfolding, turning a functional retail symbol into an emotional storytelling device. A kiss is a kiss – but it can also be the beginning of a shared home. And IKEA is there to support you, wherever life goes.
Credits:
- Client: IKEA
- Advertising Agency: Åkestam Holst NoA
- Post Production Company: BT repro
- Photography Studio: Ohme
- Retouch Studio: Linjepunkt
Presentation Board
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AdAge
Wherever life goes
INSIGHT IDEA & EXECUTION _
The biggest investments in the home Created Wherever Life Goes. A cam-
are often driven by changes in life. __paign built on a simple idea: when life
Moving in together, having children, changes, the home changes - and IKEA
or finding a new hobby are examples __is there to adapt. Instead of showing
of life changes that putnew demands _ products, we stripped the idea down to
‘on the home. its core and used one of IKEA’s most
iconic assets: the price tag. Placed
inside intimate, carefully composed
moments, it quietly signaled a life
change unfolding - creating emotional
impact in an instant.
