“The significance of design has risen for decades, and we believe future designers will be key agents of ethical systemic transformations. This donation validates our philosophy and will enable us to progress long term”, says Claus-Christian Eckhardt, head of the Lund University School of Industrial Design.

A new foundation by the name “The Ingvar Kamprad Design Foundation (IKDF)” has been established. The board of Lund University will manage and govern this new foundation.

The Ingvar Kamprad Design Foundation (IKDF) aims to support education, research, teaching and administrative staff costs of the Lund School of Industrial Design, in order to secure the school’s position as a top global school of Industrial Design. This foundation is a independent from both IKEA and IKEA Foundation and is advised by independent advisory board members.

The School of Industrial Design currently receives half of its funding from Lund University, and the other half from the IKEA Foundation.
 

Read more about the donation on the IKEA Foundation website

The Lund University School of Industrial Design

Contact:
Claus-Christian Eckhardt
School of Industrial Design
+46 70 256 1171
claus-christian [dot] eckhardt [at] design [dot] lth [dot] se (claus-christian[dot]eckhardt[at]design[dot]lth[dot]se)