Reply #11: We lived in Berlin at that time [View All]

[Alcibiades]

My parents furnished their entire house from Ikea. A good percentage of the stuff did have "DDR" stamped on it, which made me wonder if Ikea made a lot of their stuff there, or just the furniture for the German market. Seemed pretty obvious to me at the time that the cost of labor would have been a big reason, but I never would have guessed this.

Anyway, I know most people think their furniture etc. looks good, but it's not a good quality product. It's all particleboard with veneer. You're better off learning to make furniture yourself and using good quality materials to copy the designs you like.