Ingvar Kamprad: how IKEA's enigmatic founder became a billionaire
Daniel Coughlin
07 February 2018
How Sweden's flatpack pioneer conquered the world with cheap Nordic design
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Humble origins
Courtesy IKEA
Money struggles
Courtesy Geni/PD-1923
Work ethic
Courtesy IKEA
Entrepreneurial spirit
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Farm life
Courtesy IKEA
Bulk buying
Lucian Marion/Shutterstock
Branching out
Nelosa/Shutterstock
Nazi propaganda
Everett Historical/Shutterstock
Fascist group
Svarten/Pinterest/PD
New Swedish Movement
Courtesy Nysvenska Rörelsen
Biggest mistake
Courtesy Nysvenska Rörelsen
IKEA founded
Courtesy IKEA
Business name
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Wider range
Courtesy IKEA
First wife
Courtesy Familjen Forsberg
Drink problem
Richard Peterson/Shutterstock
Catalogue launch
Olivier Morin/Getty
Flatpack revolution
Courtesy IKEA
First superstore
Courtesy IKEA
Scandi expansion
Courtesy IKEA
Foreign supppliers
Courtesy IKEA
Second wife
Courtesy IKEA
Cost-cutting
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Global growth
Historien om IKEA/Wikimedia Commons
Nordic design
Courtesy IKEA
Tax exile
Eyef Dee/Shutterstock
Miserly ways
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Frugal image
Svetlana Batalina/Shutterstock
Hidden luxuries
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IKEA bible
Courtesy IKEA
Charitable foundation
Courtesy Stichting INGKA Foundation
Unstoppable growth
Courtesy IKEA
Reluctant philanthropist
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Booming times
STR/Getty
Disputed wealth
Ola Torkelsson/Getty
Legal pressure
Dennizn/Shutterstock
Winding down
Courtesy IKEA
Soaring fortune
Fredrik Sandberg/Getty
Impressive legacy
Leon Neal/Shutterstock
Inheritance favouritism
Onas Ekstromera/Getty
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