These IKEA Impala Lounge Chairs from 1972 were designed by Gillis Lundgren. The rare vintage chairs have a chrome-plated tubular steel frame and deep crimson upholstery that matches the organic shapes of Space Age design. They were only produced for a short time and are now sought-after collector's items.

IKEA Impala Lounge Chair, designed by Gillis Lundgren, 1972. Rare lounge chair with chrome frame and deep carmine red upholstery.

Sold as a pair. Year of manufacture: 1972 Condition: 9.5/10, almost flawless considering its age (H 72 cm x W 75 cm x D 110 cm).

Very rare and beautiful lounge chair 'Impala'. Designed by Gillis Lundgren for IKEA in 1972. The company started producing the series in 1972, but stopped it the next year because it was too expensive to produce. Today it is one of the most sought-after IKEA pieces of vintage furniture.

The vibrant upholstery rests on a tubular steel frame and faithfully reflects the passion for curved silhouettes of the time.

I bought them from a private seller in Sweden who was the only owner and bought them in the 1970s when they first came on the market.

IMPALA was designed by Gillis Lundgren. Ingvar Kamprad was very open about not believing in IMPALA. He found the shape too "difficult" and bet Gillis a bottle of whisky that it would not sell. He lost the bet when IMPALA became a best seller and Gillis won the whisky.