Where IKEA gets their names
Here in Minneapolis we have yet to get our first IKEA store. I have many friends who proclain the wonders of IKEA though. Here’s some very cool info about “how IKEA comes up with their product names”:http://www.margaret-marks.com/Transblawg/archives/000314.html!
(Link from “BoingBoing”:http://boingboing.net)
Excerpt:
bq. bathroom items – Scandinavian lakes, rivers and bays
sets of bookcases – occupations
dining tables and chairs – Finnish placenames
carpets – Danish placenames