I'm typing this at my Jerker desk while nibbling Godis Skum under the light of my Milf lamp. Yes, IKEA furniture names are interesting. Sometimes bizarre, and often puzzling, the store knows how to create memorable names for its products. Godis Skum are marshmallow sheep, by the way. But are these oddities just completely random? How did a kitchen table come to be called a Björksnäs? Why is there a Oumbärlig frying pan, and a Nornäs wine rack? There's a story behind the Swedish furniture store's obscurities. These impossible-to-pronounce names are thanks to founder Ingvar Kamprad. In the company's formative years, it was a family-run set-up. Kamprad's sister was behind the product naming, and came up with a strategy to help her brother remember what was what. Kamprad has dyslexia, his sister told Quartz. He struggled to remember numbers in item codes and regular words. So the IKEA inventory was born. Today, the international maintains the process, and operates a huge database, which IKEA's 'naming team' uses to give new products their identities.
The code plucks words to assign to new furniture and conforms to a specific key. There are a handful of exceptions. Some things are named after what they do, for example, while others might be the suggestion of a designer. The bestselling Billy bookcase is named after IKEA employee Billy Likjedhal. But most follow the rules laid out by Kamprad and his sister – always very Swedish and strange to us Brits. "It was very clever and very typical of Ingvar and how inventive he is as an individual to come up with this idea of naming the products because they relate to something that he would then be able to remember,' said Marty Marston, a spokeswoman from IKEA said. "I find it really endearing and it’s kind of fun." The naming is categorised, and some overlap. And the code is methodical. Desk and chairs are named after Scandinavian boys' names, for example, while bookcases are named after professions and Scandi names combined. Swedish places are products such as bowls, wall decorations, pictures, and frames.
Lighting products come from units of measurement, seasons, months, and even shipping and nautical terms. The word is an acronym for Ingvar, Kamprad, Elmtaryd, and Agunnaryd. Ingvar is the founder, Elmtaryd was his family’s farm, and Agunnaryd was the village where he grew up. Next time you're changing your Bladvass quilt cover, or drawing your Mjölkört curtains, remember – these names aren't just names. Bathroom articles: Names of Swedish lakes, watercourses Bed textiles: Flowers and plants Beds, wardrobes, hall furniture: Norwegian place-names Bookcases: Professions, Scandinavian boys' names Bowls, vases, candle and candle holders: Swedish place-names, descriptive words, spices, herbs, fruits and berries Boxes, wall decoration, pictures and frames, clocks: Swedish slang expressions, Swedish place-names Children’s products: Mammals, birds, descriptive words Desks, chairs and swivel chairs: Scandinavian boys' names Fabrics, curtains: Scandinavian girls' names Kitchen accessories: Fishes, mushrooms and descriptive words, sometimes the product-uses Kitchens: Usually product uses, sometimes Swedish slang expressions and Swedish place-names Lighting: Measurement units, seasons, months, days, shipping and nautical terms, Swedish place-names Sofas, armchairs, chairs and dining-tables: Swedish place names
Oslo on a budget Norway's fjords on a budget Whether you need to fill your new apartment room or add some new ones to your sweet home, shop, or office, these are some of best furniture shops in Phnom Penh and Siem Reap you can buy a new sofa, a dining table, and chairs. Or you might want to get stools, tables, or a sleeping bed. These furniture shops are located in the Phnom Penh. Yes, there is one in Siem Reap. Please note that there is official IKEA store in Cambodia just yet. But there is a way to get the Swedish branded-products to Cambodia from Thailand. #394-396, Preah Monivong Boulevard Tel: 015 777 867 No. 411, Preah Monivong Boulevard (93), 12258 Phnom Penh Tel: 096 866 1111 You can also browse some products on Tiffany Furniture Facebook Page Next Home – Furniture & Design Custom-made whole-house furniture and accessories. Not all products listed on its Facebook Page are available in stock. Next Home takes your pre-order. It usually takes 20 to 25 working days to get the products shipped from China to Cambodia.
Tel: 015 277 277 So Sabay / Design Rattan Furniture Cambodia A rattan furniture designer in Phnom Penh, where you can get all the rattan furniture you want. High quality rattan-made sofa and bench? High quality furniture products for your home’s needs such as bedding, dining table, sofas and wardrobes. # 53, Street 214 No 314, Monivong Boulevard, Phnom Penh, Cambodia Tel: 077 366 168 Looking for Cal’ Carl branded-sofa? This is the place. Address: # 88 ABC , Mao Tse Toung Boulevard, Bueng Trabek, Chamkamorn Tel: 023 211 254 / 092 85 88 95 / 016 62 78 88 At first glance, this shop looks like an IKEA store. #390ABC, Monivong Blvd, Khan Chamkar Morn, Phnom Penh. Please contact : 023 9999 59 This is one of the few furniture shops in Phnom Penh that has IKEA products. If you want to get your furniture shop listed here, please send us an email. Accepts your pre-order for IKEA products. Address: 149 Lok Taneuy (Inside Kerry Express Building), Siem Reap
If you want to order IKEA furniture and household products from Thailand, here’s a quick how to source IKEA products from Thailand and get them delivered to Cambodia.THE WORK OF OURINTERIOR DESIGNERS Soft and curvy Athena recliner An urban oasis in Berlin Find your local BoConcept Choose your nearest store on the list for address. The 2017 design catalogue 164 pages of inspirationFantastic Furniture is set to recall nearly 100,000 Worx chairs after two people had their toes cut off by the sharp metal edges at the bottom of the dining room chair.Trae McGovern, 11, from Queensland, became a victim of the $39 piece of furniture when he stubbed his left foot on the Worx during a barbecue at a family friend's home in October, reported The Daily Telegraph.The 11-year-old Ormeau Hills resident had to get reconstructive surgery but part of his second toe could not be reattached. Fantastic Furniture is set to recall nearly 100,000 Worx chairs across Australia after Trae McGovern, 11, sliced his toe off on the bottom of the chair.
Mum Jaclyn Gross (left) said the chair was 'super dangerous'Trae's mother, Jaclyn Gross, posted a picture of the chair to Facebook and said: 'If anyone has chairs like this please be careful Trae has lost part of his toe tonight from one of these chairs.''He has surgery in the morning,' she added.Ms Gross described the dining room chair as 'super dangerous' and said that it cut her son's toe 'off clean.''He just kicked it and his toe got cut off in the bottom leg bit. We actually turned the chair upside down and top of his toe fell out,' said Ms Gross on Facebook. In a post to Facebook, Ms Gross brought awareness to the issue of her 11-year-old son who had to get reconstructive surgery for his toe but was unable to have it reattached'He's a tough kid though,' she added.When Ms Gross tried to reattach the toe she mentioned that it 'wouldn't take' and that Trae was worried that other people would 'pick on him' for not having part of his toe.In the post Ms Gross commented that she thought that the chair should be recalled and that this could have been avoided if they had done so when it happened the first time.
In April, Mark Bulman, from Fairfield in Sydney's west was walking over to his son Nate, who had been crying, when he bumped and tripped on the metal chair. This comes after an incident in April last year when Mark Bulman (right) sliced his toe off trying to reach his then crying son Nate (centre). His middle toe was cut off after getting trapped inside one of the legs of the chairHis middle toe was sliced off after getting trapped inside one of the legs of the chair.'They should have recalled the chair straight away,' said Mr Bulman to The Daily Telegraph.'But nothing was done and now someone else had been hurt,' he added.Mr Bulman has taken legal action and is happy to hear the furniture retailer will be recalling the notorious toe-slicing chair. Mr Bulman has taken legal action and is happy to hear that there will finally be a recall of the notorious toe-slicing chairDaily Mail Australia has contacted Fantastic Furniture CEO Debra Singh for comment.Ms Singh told the Daily Mail Australia that: 'Fantastic Furniture takes the safety of its customers very seriously.'
'The company is in the process of conducting a product recall on its Worx dining chair.'Any Fantastic Furniture customer that has purchased a Worx dining chair can request a free plug insert kit from the store where they purchased the dining chair or can e-mail customercare,' she added. The seats have since been taken out of showrooms but can still be accessed on the online store for the low price of part of your foot and $39In an interview with the The Daily Telegraph Ms Singh said: 'There potentially is an issue with the chair.She then reiterated that 'It's a potential issue.'The CEO of the $230 million company said that they had sold 'damn close' to 100,000 chairs all of which passed quality control tests after the first incident.The seats have since been taken out of showrooms but can still be accessed on the online store.Fantastic Furniture describes the Worx as 'sturdy' in its design and is 'made to stand the test of time.' CEO of the $230 million company Debra Singh has commented that the chair may be a 'potential issue' before setting in the recall of the item