It’s been a while since my last update on the trademark dispute with IKEA. After the call, there were several more and on one of those calls, I was asked whether I would like to come over to discuss the matter face-to-face. And at the same time, visit IKEA Sweden and the IKEA Concept Center in Delft, The…
Recently, conversations with strangers or old friends went this way … “What do you do?”“I am a blogger.”“Hmm… Ok. What do you blog about?” “The crazy things people do to their IKEA furniture.”He/She stares at me blankly for a moment. “Oh, my aunt has a blog about her cats …” Not that I have anything…
I am not an early riser. Never been.But when I know there’s something delicious waiting, it makes getting up early much more enjoyable. Like today. Gravad Lax on toasted rye bread with generous butter and cream cheese spreads. And, of course, my Bialetti completes the meal. I like my Italian strong.
One of my local papers, the Malay Mail did a piece on me, out today. Recently, there has been a lot of press, due to the IKEA trademark dispute. But this one is a more personal one. I get to tell my story of how IKEAhackers started and why I love it so. You’ll find…
This is too freaking amazing! And it could not have happened without your support. Every email, twit, comment and message that you have sent in support of IKEAhackers has led to this moment for us – that it is possible for fans to cause a ginormous corporation to rethink its actions. THANK YOU! I am…
Updated 19 June: Read latest development (New talks). I am afraid I have a bit of bad news. Some months ago I received a Cease and Desist (C&D) letter from the agent of Inter IKEA Systems B.V., citing that my site IKEAhackers.net has infringed upon its intellectual property rights. In that letter they asked that…
Received this interesting bit of graphics from Happify and thought it was just perfect Valentine’s Day fodder. To those in a relationship, there are some good tips to boost your happiness scores. It’s pretty obvious and common sense, but these simple gestures can sometimes be easily forgotten. Eye-opening data on what makes a happy couple:…
I received this in the mail from Emily D. my curiosity was piqued. Maybe it’s because I drank my first-ever Lingonberry drink a week ago. Yes, after all these years of frequenting the IKEA cafe, it never caught my eye. But that day, maybe the queue was extra long, and it was hot, and I…
I have had this cream-colored rug for close to 10 years now. Lately, it was beginning to look blah, and I was having geometric dreams. Inspired by what the bold (with steady hands) have done, I contemplated painting it using stencils, painter’s tape, or Sharpie. I can hack it, definitely, but there is a bigger…
I was given a copy of “52 Changes” by Leo Babauta, so I did some reading over the Christmas and New Year holidays. Truth be told, I was a little skeptical and was ready to pass the book off as some New Year feel-good thing. After all, I was on the resolutions treadmill for years,…