IKEA owner has had same chair for 32 years

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Ingvar Kamprad, the man behind the multi billion Swedish flat pack company, which he created in his garden shed, has said that most his furniture in his house is from IKEA, apart from a PoƤng chair, which he has had for 32 years and a standing clock from his mother.

I’ve had it for 32 years. My wife thinks I should get another one because in the meantime the material has got dirty,” he said. “But technically it’s as good as new.”

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