IKEA Product Names

"How IKEA names its products: The curious taxonomy behind Billy, Poäng, Malm, Kallax and Rens".  Some basics:

• Bathroom articles = Names of Swedish lakes and bodies of water
• Bed textiles = Flowers and plants
• Beds, wardrobes, hall furniture = Norwegian place names
• Bookcases = Professions, Scandinavian boy’s names
• Bowls, vases, candle and candle holders = Swedish place names, adjectives, spices, herbs, fruits and berries
• Boxes, wall decoration, pictures and frames, clocks = Swedish slang expressions, Swedish place names
• Children’s products = Mammals, birds, adjectives
• Desks, chairs and swivel chairs = Scandinavian boy’s names
• Fabrics, curtains = Scandinavian girl’s names
• Garden furniture = Scandinavian islands
• Kitchen accessories = Fish, mushrooms and adjectives
• Lighting = Units of measurement, seasons, months, days, shipping and nautical terms, Swedish place names
• Rugs = Danish place names
• Sofas, armchairs, chairs and dining tables = Swedish place names