Tomas fled Czechoslovakia for Sweden during the chaotic protests of the so called Prague Spring of 1968.
Tomas was initially employed in the catalogue department. He had a solid education and experience as a designer, and became a full-time IKEA designer. He is behind some of the brand’s biggest sales successes of all time. Having said that, KULING was an exception. With its sand-coloured cushions and bright red steel-tube frame, KULING should have been a perfect match for the trends of the time, but it vanished after just two years in the IKEA catalogue.
