Ingvar Kamprad bulk very cheaply from Stockholm, sell them individually at a low price, and still make a good profit. From matches, he expanded to selling fish, Christmas tree decorations, seeds, and later ballpoint pens and pencils. When Kamprad was 17, his father gave him a cash reward for succeeding in his studies. Ingvar attended Göteborgs handelsinstitut, now part of Hvitfeldtska Gymnasiet, from 1943 to 1945. In 1943, when he was 17, Kamprad founded IKEA, selling replicas of his uncle Ernst's kitchen table. In 1948, Kamprad diversified his portfolio, adding furniture. His business was mostly mail order. The acronym IKEA is made
Ingvar Thordarson million tickets sold in Finland alone and Guinness World Records holder for the largest gross tonnage of high-explosives detonated in a single film take. In addition, Ingvar has run a cinema, various businesses and companies, organized film festivals, and collaborated with a variety of global artists, as well as managing events around the world. Ingvar has worked with David Bowie, Sting, Richard O'Brien, Eddie Izzard, Prodigy, and Pet Shop Boys to name a few, in a variety of cultural and business environments. Ingvar Thordarson Berlin/Reykjavík based entrepreneur Ingvar Thordarson has produced feature films and documentaries that have won prizes all