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Gillis Lundgren

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Gillis Lundgren (26 August 1929 – 25 February 2016) was a Swedish furniture designer and the fourth employee of IKEA. He designed the Billy bookcase of which over 60 million have been produced.[1][2][3][4]

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  1. ^ "Ikea's Billy bookcase designer Gillis Lundgren dies aged 86". Dezeen.com. 2016-03-14. Retrieved 2016-03-29.
  2. ^ Karl Ritter. "Gillis Lundgren: Designer of some of Ikea's best-selling furniture who also helped develop the firm's self-assembly concept | Obituaries | News". The Independent. Retrieved 2016-03-29.
  3. ^ Langer, Emily (2012-12-14). "Gillis Lundgren, designer of Ikea's ubiquitous Billy bookcase, dies at 86". The Washington Post. Retrieved 2016-03-29.
  4. ^ "Gillis Lundgren". The Times. Retrieved 2016-03-29.