In addition to being extremely contemporary, which contributes to not fitting into future trends, Ikea is made of cheap synthetic materials with the aid of lots of chemicals.
Classical furniture can last longer can fit in a variety of design languages and in the least the component materials can be recycled. For example well made mid century modern furniture can be in heavy demand. Moreover, antique furniture stores offer good furniture, if at times, at unaffordable prices.
That said, maybe Ikeas product is no more environmentally impactful than traditional furniture.
>In addition to being extremely contemporary, which contributes to not fitting into future trends
We hardly have any such trends anymore. It's the post-modern era, which unlike past design eras can potentially forever (since it's all about having immediate access to styles and information from every other era).
Most of what IKEA sells wouldn't look out of place in a 1930 modernist design shop for example, and still here it is 80+ years later.
Classical furniture can last longer can fit in a variety of design languages and in the least the component materials can be recycled. For example well made mid century modern furniture can be in heavy demand. Moreover, antique furniture stores offer good furniture, if at times, at unaffordable prices.
That said, maybe Ikeas product is no more environmentally impactful than traditional furniture.