Design Object · Bookcase

BILLY Bookcase 80×106

BILLY emerged from IKEA’s 1978 shelving work and entered the catalogue the following year; its authorship is documented differently by IKEA’s museum and current catalogue.

Record source: IKEA Museum — BILLY bookcase 1979 How to read this record

Storage1978; catalogue launch 1979

IKEA of SwedenIKEA

Record

Object type	Bookcase[product]
Designer	IKEA of Sweden[museum]
Manufacturer	IKEA[product]
Original year	1978; catalogue launch 1979[museum]
Country	Sweden [museum]
Materials	Particleboard, paper foil, plastic edging and fibreboard[product]
Dimensions	W 80 × D 28 × H 106 cm[product]
Series	BILLY[product]
Model	BILLY bookcase 80×28×106 cm[product]
Production status	In production[product]
Specification scope	Current white 80 × 28 × 106 cm bookcase; dimensions and materials do not describe every BILLY version since 1979.[product]

Open evidence notes

Source conflicts kept visible

Designer. IKEA Museum’s registry says IKEA of Sweden and notes that no designer was named in the product protocol; the current product page credits Gillis Lundgren. The archive attribution is retained and the current credit remains visible here. [museum] [product]

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