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One of the tenants of "good design for all" is affordable, thoughtful design for the majority. One of the leading companies with this pedagogy is Ikea, with their self-proclaimed "Scandinavian modern style furniture and accessories." I chose this image, one of the current bedroom inspiration images on their site, as an example of modern furniture collected in a room. There is minimal ornate decoration, with mechanized woodworking and clean lines. I think the appeal of Ikea is its affordability and accessibility for those who want modern furniture without spending a lot of money. It's pervasiveness in American culture can be seen with its large scale modern warehouse stores cropping up around the US in major highway intersections, its anticipated yearly catalog that gets re-posted in blogs, and the additional "Ikea Hacker" sites that demonstrate how to take the Ikea base product and refit it for personalized spaces.
you point out many key aspects of "good design for all" and how ikea has become such a large, popular company, but there could have been a little more focus on why exactly ikea furniture and accessories are modern. scandinavian has consistently been a key figure in modern design, so I think there are many opportunities for further exploration.
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