Franco Perritti's Profile

If you love this type of artwork, please check out this awesome New Mexican artist Brandon Maldonado! He was a high school friend that does AMAZING work! You may recognize his work on Zac Brown band's Uncaged album cover!

http://brandonmaldonado.com/index.shtml

I work at IKEA as a Furnishing Consultant and would like to clarify a few misconceptions I have read on some of the comments listed. IKEA is at the forefront of sustainability and avid promoters of saving the environment and living green. We were one of the first US retailers to go "bagless". Our wood is harvested from sustainable forests that IKEA owns throughout the world. IKEA reuses and readapts scrap material and turn them into other products we sell as well. Waste is not a word IKEA uses in production of product nor in day to day operations in the stores.

Yes, IKEA has products produced in second and third world countries, but we also provide jobs and build schools in some of those countries as well to help better communities. IKEA is NOT a promoter of child labor nor will it use a factory that promotes it. Each local IKEA has a large presence in the community that it is located in. We donate, volunteer and help our community as much as possible.

The reason that IKEA is promoting "New Lower Price" in this new catalogue is because we strive to work better AND smarter. Products are always being reexamined to see if we can produce, package and ship it more efficiently, but always keeping our quality promise. Many of our products that have dropped in prices this year is because we have began opening up new IKEA owned suppliers in the US and Canada, which cuts back on import and shipping costs.

I agree that not all IKEA products will be handed down from generation to generation, but we do have numerous products that are HIGH QUALITY along with beautiful design. You may be surprised to know that many of our products have 10 year warranties and we back up our promise.

IKEA has never once stated that we are better than any of our competitors. Its actually the users that state that not us. What IKEA does promote is our continued efforts to provide affordable furnishings for everyone at every price point.

So please, if you feel that negative about IKEA, I beg you to shop were you feel most comfortable. I, however, am an avid promoter of IKEA and will always be. Misconceptions or not, we provide products at every price point so that everyone can be able to furnish their homes.

You can read up on some of our practices here:

http://www.ikea.com/ms/en_US/about_ikea/the_ikea_way/index.html