EMIL was originally a student piece by joiner and future University College of Arts, Crafts and Design student, Nike Karlsson. IKEA discovered and fell in love with the characteristic chair at the Stockholm Furniture Fair in 1992, and started working with Nike.
In 1993, EMIL received the Excellent Swedish Design award for its contemporary simple design. And in 2009, when IKEA launched the IKEA PS collection Never ending design stories, EMIL was revived as a children’s chair, also designed by Nike Karlsson.
