Ingvar Kamprad Ingvar Kamprad Feodor Ingvar Kamprad (; 30 March 1926 – 27 January 2018) was a Swedish best known for founding IKEA, a multinational retail company specialising in furniture. He lived in Switzerland from 1976 to 2014. Kamprad was born in Pjätteryd (now part of Älmhult Municipality), Kronobergs län, in Småland, Sweden, to Feodor Kamprad (1893–1984) and Berta née Nilsson (1903–1956). His mother was of Swedish origin, while his father was born in Germany and came to Sweden aged one with his parents. Kamprad's paternal grandfather Achim Erdmann Kamprad was originally from Altenburger Land in Thuringia, and his paternal grandmother Franzisca
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