Furniture with wheels
What is it with Ikea furniture and wheels? It
seems that you can't buy anything in that shop doesn't come with its own set of
castors. It rather reminds me of my childhood when I used to build things out of
Lego and, inevitably, ended up putting wheels on everything just because it was
possible, even when there was no earthly reason why it should require the
ability trundle around the floor on four little black tyres. (For example: a
tree with wheels. Well, why not?)
Come to think of it, Lego comes from Denmark
doesn't it? Maybe it's a Scandinavian thing… Or perhaps Ikea designers,
who also used to build things out of Lego when they were children, thought
“Wouldn't it be a great idea to put wheels on everything so that it can
trundle around the living room on four little back tyres?”. Well, why
not?
(Actually, I must confess, I
rather like the idea of furniture on wheels, but my girlfriend hates it. Ah
well, c'est la
vie…)
Posted on Saturday - August 06, 2005 at 04:06 PM
