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IKEA product names demystified

Cory Doctorow at 2:40 pm Wed, Sep 3, 2003

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Know those funny IKEA furnishing names? Turns out there's a method to the madness:
Upholstered furniture, coffee tables, rattan furniture, bookshelves, media storage, doorknobs: Swedish placenames

Beds, wardrobes, hall furniture: Norwegian placenames

Dining tables and chairs: Finnish placenames

Bookcase ranges: Occupations

Bathroom articles: Scandinavian lakes, rivers and bays

Kitchens: grammatical terms, sometimes also other names

Chairs, desks: men's names

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