Archive for July, 2009

Diminishing Returns

Thursday, July 30th, 2009

In his TRB column in the New Republic, Jonathan Chait discusses Will Wilkinson’s Cato Institute paper on income inequality. Wilkinson thinks it shouldn’t bother us so much. Chait disagrees.Wilkinson’s most interesting argument holds that material inequality between the rich and the non-rich lags behind the wealth and income gaps. For one thing, he argues that the luxury goods rich people own offer only marginal improvement over the cheap stuff that poor people own. For instance, he compares the

IKEA Reaches Deal On Samara Outlet (The Moscow Times)

Thursday, July 30th, 2009

31 July 2009 By Alex Anishyuk / Special to The Moscow Times IKEA reached an agreement with the government on the completion of its mall in the Samara region, allowing the Swedish retailer to open the complex almost two years after construction was finished, the Economic Development Ministry said Thursday.

“To The Guillotine!” Says Ikea - The Frisky

Thursday, July 30th, 2009

The Frisky
“To The Guillotine!” Says Ikea
The Frisky
Once you manage to assemble Ikea’s sleek SOKKOMB guillotine, you’ll be able to carry out justice by ridding the world of traitors, those who commit crimes

IKEA Reaches Deal On Samara Outlet - The Moscow Times

Thursday, July 30th, 2009

The Moscow Times
IKEA Reaches Deal On Samara Outlet
The Moscow Times
“We agreed to make up a schedule to remove the deficiencies claimed by the government,” said Stefan Gross, ikea’s director of real estate in Russia and the

IKEA’s Latest Catalog Features More Selection & Lower Prices - Furniture World Magazine (press release) (press release)

Thursday, July 30th, 2009

Furniture World Magazine (press release) (press release)
IKEA’s Latest Catalog Features More Selection & Lower Prices
Furniture World Magazine (press release) (press release)
IKEA, announced the launch of the IKEA 2010 catalog in the United States. This year’s version of the annual catalog, they say, is filled with new offerings

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IKEA Hacking Collectives - Surtido de Mutacione Takes Boxed IKEA Parts & Makes New Creations (GALLERY)

Thursday, July 30th, 2009

(TrendHunter.com) I love IKEA (don’t we all?), but the work of following the step-by-step instructions to build a lamp isn’t something I love as much. But Surtido de Mutaciones has taken the idea of IKEA DIY and changed…

ikea’s 2010 KÄTÅLLÅG - Mother Nature Network

Thursday, July 30th, 2009
ikea’s 2010 KÄTÅLLÅG
Mother Nature Network
At a press preview in Manhattan on Tuesday, equivocally eco retailer IKEA unleashes its much anticipated 2010 catalog. Back in April, when I admitted to
Lighting Up Children’s Lives in the Developing World PNN

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Billy bird

Thursday, July 30th, 2009

Ikea’s guerrilla ads leave Vancouver shop owner fuming (CBC via Yahoo! Canada News)

Thursday, July 30th, 2009

A Vancouver businessman is furious after an international furniture company spray-painted an advertisement outside his store.

IKEA 2010 Dining Room and Kitchen Designs Ideas and Furniture

Thursday, July 30th, 2009

Just recently IKEA has put their new 2010 catalog online. It’s full not only living room design ideas but also for other rooms. New kitchens and dining rooms are also should be mentioned. Besides bright colors the most popular theme among new design ideas is natural. Several dining room sets and kitchen cabinets collections are made of different kind of wood with saving its natural look and feel. Some of new dining sets are designed to be small and comfortable to fit even very small spaces. Ta