Who knew: 70 years of IKEA has changed everything

EVERY now and then, a Viking turns up, blond wood bared for battle, in the murky depths of a second hand shop. 

Ikea Poang chairs (1977) with their taut grace are common casualties, and they remain cheap at just €90 a bounce, brand new.

I have chased strangers out of junk shops with: “Do you know that chair you bought is a Poang — aren’t they great? You can get a new cover for that one, you know?”