GILLIS LUNDGREN. for Ikea, set of 10 folding chairs, model 'Kon Tiki', pine wood, Sweden, 1970s.

Gillis Lundgren (Sweden, 1929—2016) for IKEA, ten folding chairs, model 'Kon Tiki', pine wood, Sweden, 1970s,
foldable construction made of pine wood and canvas,
Dimensions of each approx.: h. 76 cm, w 53 cm, depth 50 cm.

Leif Gillis Arthur Lundgren (1929-2016) was a Swedish commercial artist and furniture designer. He designed some of Ikea's best-selling furniture, including the popular 'Billy' bookshelf in the late 1970s, and was involved in developing the company's self-assembly concept. He joined Ikea in 1953 as a fourth employee, back then a small mail-order company in Almhult, Sweden. In close collaboration with its founder Ingvar Kamprad, Lundgren experienced how the company developed into a multinational corporation with more than 100,000 employees.