What is the meaning of IKEA's product name "The IKEA Dictionary" and IKEA's naming convention

ByGaelx

Products of IKEA are given unfamiliar names to Japanese ears. For exampleIKEA Catalog 2017Looking at the items that turn out from the cover and looking out, the wagon "RÅSKOG(Loose cog) ", a tempered glass bowl is"OFTAST(Off taste) ", a gas stove with a grill is"ELDIG(Erudig) "and so on. What is meant by the names of these IKEA products, as summarized in English at a glance is "The IKEA Dictionary"is.

The IKEA Dictionary
http://lar5.com/ikea/


This dictionary was made,Rubik's CubeMr. Lars Petrus who is the master of.

For example, you can see that the above gas stove "ELDIG" means "fiery (fire)". By the way, the symbol preceding fiery indicates "it is a reasonable Swedish word to show itself". Other than that,"EGBY"And the green X in the explanation such as the place name of Scandinavian,"ELIAS"The blue circle in the explanation is that it is the Swedish male name,"ELISABET"The pink circle in the explanation indicates that it is a Swedish female name.


Besides this, the red sign means "Swedish that is inappropriate to show itself", and absorb is used as it means "to absorb" as Swedish English. On the other hand, IKEA's "ABSORBMr. Petrus thought that it is inappropriate to show the product because it is a kit for caring for leather goods.


In the catalog of 2017, "RÅSKOG" and "OFTAST" etc. are not included, but Mr. Petrus also acknowledged that the dictionary is incomplete, and as to the unknown words and unknown phrases We collect information on.

Incidentally, there is a naming convention for each category of product names, which is approved by designer John Carlson in the product introduction event held in New York on January 25, 2017.

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According to Mr. Carlson, the naming convention of some categories is as follows.

Bed Fabric:Flower and plant name
Bed / Costume Cabinet / Furniture Item:Norwegian place name
Bookshelf:Occupation, name of boys in the Scandinavian region
Bowl · Vase · Candle · Candelabra:Swedish place name, adjective, spice · herb · fruit · berry kind name
Box · wall decoration · picture frame · watch:Swedish slang expression, Swedish place name
Children's products:Name and adjective of mammals and birds
Desk (desk) · Desk chair · Rotary chair:Scandinavian boy name
Textile · Curtain:Name of the girl in the Scandinavian region
Furniture for garden:Scandinavian island name
Kitchen accessories:Fish / mushroom name, adjective
lighting equipment:Dimensions, seasons, moon, day, ship / maritime terms, Swedish place name
Rugs:Place name in Denmark
Sofa, armchair, dining table, chair:Swedish place name