Throwback Thursday – January 2026

IMPALA seating series by Gillis Lundgren in the 1972 IKEA catalogue, page 65.

IKEA catalogue, Swedish edition, 1972, page 65. Scan via the Internet Archive. Product history from the IKEA Museum. When Gillis Lundgren’s IMPALA seating series appeared in the 1972 IKEA catalogue, the introduction called it “a furniture event”. Its low chrome frames and deeply upholstered seats brought a bold, continental look into the living room. IKEA […]