IKEA products are identified by single word names, it founder Ingvar Kamprad, who is dyslexic found that naming the furniture with proper names and words, rather than a product code, made the names easier to remember. Most of the names are either Swedish, Danish, Finnish or Norwegian in origin. Although there are some notable exceptions names are based on a special naming system developed by IKEA.

Upholstered furniture, coffee tables, rattan furniture, bookshelves, media storage, doorknobs: Swedish place names.

Beds, wardrobes, hall furniture: Norwegian place names.

Dining tables and chairs: Finnish place names.

Bookcase ranges: Occupations.

Bathroom Articles: Scandinavian lakes, rivers and bays.

Kitchens: Grammatical terms, sometimes also other names.

Chairs, desks: Men’s names.

Materials, curtains: Women’s names.

Garden furniture: Swedish islands.

Carpets: Danish place names.

Lighting: Terms for music, chemistry, meteorology, measures, weights, seasons, months, days, boats, nautical terms.

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Moto Art is a company from California that takes old airplane parts and reworks them into great new pieces of functional art. They started in 1998 and have been creating specialty pieces ever since. “The rescue of these marvelous engineering components from yesteryear gives much joy as well as a feeling of being a small part of the great art of aviation.” says the head artist of Moto Art Donovan Fell. As you can see by the photos their creations are not only beautiful, but they are also completely functional. These are definitely some of the coolest pieces of recycled art/furniture I have seen.

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The “Nido Sofa” is designed in a modern fashion, constructed out of metal, polyurethane and covered in a soft woven fabric.

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This sofa is designed by Manworks and is a perfect example of contemporary design. The main seating area is colored in beautiful white while the bottom is is a dark contrasting brown that looks awesome.

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The Gargantua table has 4 removable benches, so 8 people can sit at the table. Every bench is adjustable in height. When a bench is put at the highest level, you use that part as a table extension. The height underneath is meant for small children, allowing them to sit higher and closer to the table. The third height is easy for bigger children or for small adults. The lower height is the standard height for adults.

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This jacuzzi has room for four and comes with a retractable 61 in plasma screen. Named the “61-inch theater spa,” the spa is made by Catalina spa’s and goes for some serious bank.

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This couch is part of the Hover Collection designed by Danish designer Kristoffer Kjaer. This couch “has clean lines that combine minimalism with traditional craftsmanship.”

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