Marcus says a fond farewell to IKEA founder Ingvar Kamprad.
I can think of few companies who have had a more profound and positive effect on billions of people in such a simple way:
Home furniture.
In my lifetime IKEA has become the standard to which many DIY / home assembly products must meet and its high standard that continues for the most part to exceed its competition.
For over a decade Marcus and Agata lived less than 2Km from Mr Kamprad. We never met him, although a friend sat next to him on a plane journey back to Switzerland. Mr Kamprad travelled discreetly in economy. It was comforting knowing that he lived nearby :-)
Mr Kamprad, we miss you already and hope that your IKEA creation continues boldly into the future.
Assemble In Peace
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