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IKEA

Lifehunters, a digital production company in Amsterdam, carries an Ikea poster on an easel into the Museum of Modern art in Arnhem to see what art critics think of it.

An Ikea-sponsored prank shows the art world is just like Ikea wants you to think it is

Arts

Ikea paid a film crew in The Netherlands to bring an Ikea poster into the Museum of Modern Art to see if people would notice. Few did. And the Swedish furniture giant is laughing its way to the bank.

Saudi women drivers

Soon women in Saudi Arabia may be driving — as long as they don’t wear makeup

Global Scan
Rob Ford cartoon

All the king’s horses and all the king’s men couldn’t get Rob Ford out of office — again

Global Scan

Sweden and Switzerland work to distinguish themselves in China

Arts, Culture & Media

Would You Eat Horse Meat?

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Horsemeat Scandal Hits Furniture Giant IKEA

Conflict & Justice

IKEA announced Monday that horsemeat was found in its Swedish meatballs in the Czech Republic prompting the furniture superstore to pull the meatballs from shelves in Europe.

IKEA Apologizes for Having Used Political Prisoners’ Labor in East Germany

Arts, Culture & Media

The Swedish furniture giant IKEA said Friday it “deeply regrets” that some of its suppliers in the 1980’s used the labor of political prisoners in East Germany. Apparently, this practice happened right up until the fall of the Berlin wall, in 1989.

The World

The Love of Labor (and Ikea)

Business, Economics and Jobs

What is true for the success of IKEA?the sense of accomplishment many experience in assembling IKEA’s housewares?could have broader implications. Joining us to discuss a phenomenon called ‘The IKEA Effect’ is Dan Ariely, professor at Duke University.

The World

Lounging at IKEA in China

Global Politics

Visitors to the IKEA store in Beijing, China treat the experience more like a vacation than a shopping trip. They dress up, have a meal, and spend the day relaxing. Anchor Katy Clark finds out why from LA Times reporter David Pierson.

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