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| Ikea founder Ingvar Kamprad dies at 91 | |
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| The Swedish founder of the Ikea furniture chain, Ingvar Kamprad, has died at the age of 91, the company has announced. | The Swedish founder of the Ikea furniture chain, Ingvar Kamprad, has died at the age of 91, the company has announced. |
| Mr Kamprad died at his home in Småland, Ikea confirmed in a statement. | Mr Kamprad died at his home in Småland, Ikea confirmed in a statement. |
| The company said that Mr Kamprad was "one of the greatest entrepreneurs of the 20th century". | |
| The Ikea founder had faced questions over his past links to the Nazis, which he referred to as the "greatest mistake" of his life. | |
| Mr Kamprad was born in 1926 in Småland and founded Ikea at the age of 17. He "peacefully passed away at his home", Ikea's statement said. | |
| His company's designs became popular in part because of their simplicity and value. | |
| Furniture designer Jeff Banks said that Mr Kamprad's creations radically changed how people made and designed products for the home. | |
| "People have tried to reproduce and copy that, but unsuccessfully," he said. | |
| Mr Banks added that the designs produced and sold through the retailer made good use of recyclable products, adding that Mr Kamprad was "head and shoulders above the rest". |