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IKEA also sells similar products with the same FRAKTA name such as a smaller 10-gallon bag which can also hold up to 55 lbs [5] and a cooler bag designed for keeping food cold. [ 6 ] IKEA Singapore has introduced a padded version of its iconic Frakta carrier bag, called Resten, which doubles as a pillow for convenience while traveling.
[195] [196] IKEA claims to use 99.5% recycled or FSC-certified wood. [197] However, IKEA has been shown to be involved in unsustainable and most likely illegal logging of old-growth and protected forests in multiple Eastern European countries in recent years. [195] [198] [199] IKEA is the world's largest buyer and retailer of wood. [195]
The cost to IKEA of the incident was estimated to be between $6 and $7 million. [7] In 1999, IKEA replaced the lacquer coating on the white bookcase with melamine foil. [1] In 2009 Bloomberg instigated a "Billy bookcase index", as an alternative to the Big Mac index, to compare relative price levels in different countries around the world. [8] [9]
IKEA's nomenclature conventions name upholstered furniture after places in Sweden. The Klippan sofa is named after Klippan Municipality in Southern Sweden. [ 1 ] [ 2 ] Klippan was developed by IKEA's product developer and head of design Lars Engman and designer Noboru Nakamura. [ 3 ]
Inter IKEA Holding B.V. is the holding company of Inter IKEA Group. [1] Registered in the Netherlands, [2] and ultimately owned by Inter IKEA Foundation, it owns the company Inter IKEA Systems and thereby controls the intellectual property of IKEA. It is also in charge of design, manufacturing and supply of IKEA products. [3] [4] [5] [6]
The IKEA Catalogue (US spelling: IKEA Catalog; Swedish: Ikea-katalogen) was a catalogue published annually by the Swedish home furnishing retailer IKEA. First published in Swedish in 1951, [ 1 ] the catalogue was considered to be the main marketing tool of the company and, as of 2004, consumed 70% of its annual marketing budget. [ 2 ]
An early attempt at a business selling RTA furniture was set up by designer Louise Brigham and two partners during World War I. By 1915, Home Art Masters was offering RTA furniture kits at moderate prices through a mail-order catalog. The buyer received a set of parts that the company stated could be “quickly put together and finished.
Wine cups or tastevins are mentioned occasionally in European inventories from 1200 to 1600. Around 1680, silver cups about 3–4 inches (7.6–10.2 cm) in diameter and 1–2 inches (2.5–5.1 cm) deep came into use in France by affluent people. The custom spread and they came into general use among the wealthy around 1720–1750.
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