Article 35CMG Swedish-to-English IKEA product name dictionary

Swedish-to-English IKEA product name dictionary

by
Rusty Blazenhoff
from on (#35CMG)

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My Swedish-born (former Rubik's Cube champion) pal Lars Petrus has created a Swedish-to-English IKEA product name dictionary.

He writes:

Part of what makes IKEA unique is their product names. Each name means something, often in a funny or ambigious way. When IKEA went international, they decided to use the same Swedish names everywhere. This makes sense from an organizational sanity standpoint, but it deprives most of the world of this particular joy.

It's not complete nor current but it still is a lot of fun!

(Lifehacker)

Previously: IKEA now has furniture for cats and dogs

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