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They point to the time, money, and energy required to fight imitations of their work—litigating against mass retailers with deeper pockets, educating the buying public, training government officials at ports and borders.
For heritage brands, the resources to support these initiatives are difficult to come by; for smaller independent or emerging designers—many of whom are at risk of being put out of business entirely by imitations—they come in an even shorter supply. In some corners, however, all of that is up for debate. Does stopping knockoffs really create new opportunities for designers? How about for consumers?
Or is it just another way in which the industry positions itself as a gatekeeper to the world of exceptional design? And if this is really about protecting authenticity, is spending finite resources on combating counterfeits really the best answer? Or is it an unwinnable game of whack-a-mole that keeps a holistic solution perpetually out of reach? Shut one website down and another takes it place hours later.
In , Be Original Americas , an advocacy organization founded to raise awareness of knockoffs and their impact on the design industry [full disclosure: Surface is a media sponsor of the group], began to suggest another path forward. Instead of turning to the courts when knockoffs—most of which are made in China and come to the U.
With help from U. Customs and Border Protection, brands have the chance to stop counterfeit goods at more than points of entry, preempting the need for expensive, time-consuming litigation by relying on structures the government already has in place to combat the importation of fakes. But this process comes with its own barriers to entry, and it, too, can be arduous and confusing.
By Michelle Slatalla. To Read the Full Story. Subscribe Sign In. Continue reading your article with a WSJ membership. In fact, the originals would far outshine the quality of my entire house. It depends on the copy, honestly. If you want to save money with that chair, go vintage. I did have a reproduction on an Eames molded plastic eiffel chair at one point, though. Sure enough, I sold the chair when I left that apartment. But in general most often with clothing my rule is….
But you get the jist. My dear aunt, a very snob university teacher, had a copy of a Corbusier chair in her living room. Sorry aunty, that was an epic fail.
That brings an honest question though, if you know can make the difference between a replica and a copy, should you feel like cheating when buying fakes? I this hits the nail on the head.
Some people just wanna read DragonLance. And oh, I have coveted. And I think that would probably be my experience if I were looking for any piece of furniture I needed to add. There is no way it really costs that much for the molded plastic or plywood to manufacture. One of the few that is no longer like the original is actually the Eames Rocker which is now molded plastic the original is molded fiberglass.
Material costs increase over the years leather, steel, etc , designer prices will rise with inflation in order to cover costs and have some mark up for profit. Obviously the leather was worn, and the stainless steel had its rust spots, but never the less it was in total working order. I have that lounge chair in the photo; mine is blue, and I scored it at my local Sally for 20 bucks. I knew who Eames was, at the time, but was not familiar with that particular chair. It is an exact copy, including all the little details that you find listed to help you usually determine whether yours is an original or a copy.
Some of the buttons are missing, so I doubt I could sell it for bucks, though I have seen the same chair, same manufacturer, worse condition offered online for so you never know.
Bottom line, it is still a perfectly functional, well built chair that we love and use and can probably keep using for a really long time because it was a quality piece to begin with. Until then, it looks pretty classy in the living room next to my dumpster dived couch and all my weird junk. When I was 20 I was thrilled to death to find a lady selling knock-off Vuitton bags on the side of the road.
It lasted three months before it started falling apart, and I felt like an idiot spending that much money on something so poorly made just because it was supposed to look like something fancy. Obviously, had anyone in the general vicinity owned a real Vuitton bag, they would have been able to tell from yards that mine was a Fooey Vuitton.
If it looks like a designer piece but falls apart in a month I would have been better off spending less money on something better made instead of worrying about how it looks. I totally agree that there are different levels of quality in copies. I wish there was a guide to help us make the right choice!
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