Ingvar Kamprad
Ingvar Kamprad
Ingvar Feodor Kamprad; born 30 March 1926) is a Swedish business magnate. He is the founder of IKEA, a Swedish retail company specialising in furniture...
NationalitySwedish
ProfessionEntrepreneur
Date of Birth30 March 1926
CityAlmhult, Sweden
CountrySweden
ambition together want
It was our duty to expand. Those who cannot or will not join us are to be pitied. What we want to do, we can do and will do, together. A glorious future!
stay-strong luxury ikea
Ikea people do not drive flashy cars or stay at luxury hotels.
leadership business ikea
If there is such a thing as good leadership, it is to give a good example. I have to do so for all the Ikea employees.
funny sarcastic proud
I'm stingy and I'm proud of the reputation.
motivational sacrifice gone
You can do so much in 10 minutes time. Ten minutes, once gone, are gone for good. Divide your life into 10-minute units and sacrifice as few of them as possible in meaningless activity.
mean everyday being-free
A better everyday life means getting away from status and conventions -- being freer and more at ease as human beings.
ikea waste sin
Waste of resources is a mortal sin at IKEA.
ikea design cost
To design a desk which may cost $1,000 is easy for a furniture designer but to design a functional and good desk which shall cost only $50 can only be done by the very best
important gone resources
Time is your most important resource. You can do so much in ten minutes. Ten minutes; once gone is gone for good.
independent home management
We ought to have more women in various management positions, because women are the ones who decide almost everything in the home
ikea perfect world
IKEA is not completely perfect. It irritates me to hear it said that IKEA is the best company in the world. We are going the right way to becoming it but we are not there yet.
strong reality ikea
The IKEA spirit is strong and living reality. Simplicity in our behavior gives us strength. Simplicity and humbleness characterize us in our relations with each others, our suppliers and our customers.
ikea common-sense simplicity
Simplicity and common sense should characterize planning and strategic direction.
class ikea giving
I'm a bit tight with money, but so what? I look at the money I'm about to spend on myself and ask myself if IKEA's customers can afford it... I could regularly travel first class, but having money in abundance doesn't seem like a good reason to waste it.. If there is such a thing as good leadership, it is to give a good example. I have to do so for all the IKEA employees.