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first store in Switzerland 1973 — The first store outside Scandinavia is opened outside Zurich, Switzerland. Its success paved the way for a quick expansion in Germany, which is the largest IKEA market today.	SKOPA chair 1974 — SKOPA chair is designed by Olle Gjerlöv-Knudsen and Torben Lind. Modern plastics give designers lots of new ways to construct good furnishings. But choosing the right production method becomes an important question in the design process. When it came to choosing a manufacturer for our SKOPA chair, the answer was wonderfully simple, even if it did cause a few raised eyebrows. After months of fruitless searching, we took another long look at the shape of the chair and hit upon the idea of asking a manufacturer of plastic bowls and buckets to lend us a hand. Neither form nor function were compromised by this unorthodox solution. On the contrary, the final lines were even cleaner.