Inspiration was taken from a group of Gustavian chairs at Gripsholm Castle, which in turn was inspired by a chair King Gustav III had seen in the French King’s dining hall at the Palace of Versailles.Ĭastles, kings and Gustavian chairs were perhaps not what people associated with IKEA at the time. The HALLUNDA dining chair was part of the renowned 18th century collection which IKEA launched in 1993. ANTILOP has been in every issue of the IKEA catalogue since 1991. Otherwise, the design is the same today as it always was.
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Immediately, IKEA issued a warning, telling everyone who had an ANTILOP at home to contact IKEA for a free replacement buckle. IKEA received eight reports that the belt had come undone, and in three cases the child had fallen out and received minor injuries. However, it was soon discovered that the belt sometimes opened by itself, and posed a risk that the child might fall out. Over time, the highchair was given metal-coloured legs instead of white, and was fitted with a safety belt. To keep the price low, the design also had to be simple. But on this occasion, the engineer already had a firm idea of what the chair would look like, and calculated the optimum angle between the seat unit and legs to make the highchair as stable and safe as possible. The product developer outlines the functional requirements, the designer designs, and the engineer makes technical design drawings.
Generally speaking, IKEA develops products in a team including product developer, designer and engineer.
The idea was to make a highchair that was easy to bring along, with legs that were simple to attach and remove. It is still in the range today, 30 years after being launched in January 1991. The ANTILOP high chair is one the longest-living products at IKEA.
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