A showroom exists in Pyongyang’s Kwangbok Department Store that is dedicated to selling furniture and homeware manufactured by Swedish furniture giant IKEA, NK News understands.

Items such as Rimforsa-line holders, chopping boards, table stands, and Vareira-line flatware trays could be seen in one photo of the showroom, while assembled IKEA tables, beds and cabinets could be seen in another.

“It’s a showcase area with a bedroom, kitchen, etc, laid out to show people how they too could live … (about)… the size of 3 or 4 rooms,” said Simon Cockerell, General Manager of Koryo Tours.

“For many people