A pair of "Impala" lounge chairs by Gillis Lundgren for IKEA, design.
Seatheight 20, width 76 cm.
Minor wear. Minor stains.
Tillverkad av Bröderna Granstrand, Skillingaryd, för IKEA. Endast saluförd under år 1972. Pris i 1972 års katalog 455 kr.
"STAFFAN: Personally, I´m impressed with the magnificent Impala sofa.
GILLIS: Ingvar and I made a bet. Ingvar said Impala would only sell 5 pieces. He was really sceptical. We wagared a bottle of whiskey. The sofa turned out to be a bestseller, and was manufactured in Skillingaryd by the brothers Granstrand. Ingvar slunk in dragging that whiskey bottle. But Impala was already discontinued by the next year - it was just too expensive to make."
Ur: Staffan Bengtsson, "IKEA - the book", Arvinius Förlag AB, 2010, s 20, 21.
Modellen även avbildad i mittuppslag, sid 14, 15.
IKEA is one of the world's biggest furniture companies. It was founded in 1943 by Ingvar Kampard. In the auction world it is primarily IKEA's specially designed series that are sold. The acclaimed 18th-century furniture series with names like "Regnaholm," "Ekolsund," and "Meunier." Other furniture designed by renowned designers such as Verner Panton, Karin Mobring, Eva and Peter Moritz and Bengt Ruda are commonly found on the auction market.
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