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Which begs the question: did Ikea name it "Lack" because they knew this, or even designed it on purpose? To me it looks like word play.
by jk7tarYZAQNpTQa 6y ago
Which begs the question: did Ikea name it "Lack" because they knew this, or even designed it on purpose? To me it looks like word play.
- unwind 6y agoI always thought it was due to the glossy lacquer-like finish (lack means lacquer, as in the wood finish). Also there are more pieces in the series, not just the tables. It also means "annoyed", which I always found amusing. :) Source: am Swedish.
- kreeben 6y agoCame here to say exactly this. I'm so LACK with you.
- rzzzt 6y agoThe names are pretty straightforward. It would be fun to see the localized version alongside the original name, though -- Point, Rock, Clean, Cliff, Colorful, Carry?
- vidarh 6y agoAs a Scandinavian, it always feels like being part of an inside joke to walk through IKEA in London and realise most people have no idea how many of the names refers directly or tongue in cheek to the purpose of the product.
- slightwinder 6y agoLACK is a whole series of furnitures and only one desk seem to be useable for this rack-hack.
- sigio 6y agoThere's also a 3 slot wide tv/media cupboard, which I recently found out is 3x 19" ... I did have to take of the rack-ears of my switch, since that was just 1-2 mm too wide.
- kalleboo 6y agoThe LACK table was introduced in 1980