Swedes Can Now Sell Used Furniture on IKEA’s Web Site

Sep 05, 2010 No Comments by Leon Kaye

IKEA has received a fair share of criticism over the years, but there is evidence that the furniture giant undertaking improvements on the sustainability front. The company has tinkered with renewable energy, is phasing out flame retardants in its furniture, and in Sweden it is making a counterintuitive business move: customers in its home country can now sell the store’s used furniture on IKEA’s Swedish site.

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Designing Outside the Box

Dec 02, 2009 No Comments by Leon Kaye

Holidays are a wonderful time, especially if children are in the mix.  You’d have to be a complete curmudgeon if you’re not moved when a child gets that gift he or she always wanted.  The 1983 classic, A Christmas Story, sums it up best when Ralphie blurts out his desire for an “Official Red Ryder [...]

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Zanini de Zanine

Oct 31, 2009 No Comments by Leon Kaye

Last weekend we had family in town, so we started the festivities with a night out in Hollywood.  Before dinner, we went to NOHO Modern in Hollywood, where we were treated to opening night for the Brazilian artist Zanini de Zanine.  The setting was stunning; Zanine’s work, breathtaking and unforgettable.
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