flat-pack furniture
Boxed, unbuilt furniture
Flat-pack furniture is furniture sold unassembled in flat boxes, designed for the buyer to put together at home.
The format reduces shipping costs and storage space, making furniture cheaper but requiring assembly with included hardware and instructions.
IKEA popularized the concept: We spent Sunday afternoon assembling flat-pack furniture for the new apartment.
Also called ready-to-assemble or knock-down furniture.
- IKEASwedish home-goods chain
- Swedish designScandinavian aesthetic philosophy
- Allen keyTool for hexagonal sockets
- Allen wrenchL-shaped hexagonal tool
- assemblyConstructing from components
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- SwedenStockholm, Gothenburg, Malmo, Uppsala, Scania
- Scandinavian culturehygge, midsummer, sauna, smorgasbord, Lucia
- Nordic InnovationsBluetooth, dynamite, Spotify, IKEA, Volvo
- Scandinavian lifestylehygge, sauna, midsummer, Nordic design, northern lights
- eco furniturerattan chair, rattan chairs, modular sofa, salvaged timber
- Modern Debrismicroplastics, plastic bags, plastic debris, bottle caps, styrofoam
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