What happens when big businesses knock off local designers? When a major retail chain advertised an identical product to one they’d borrowed for a photo shoot from a small Melbourne brand, it’s no [...]
Best known for massive outdoor steel sculptures that can be seen across Australia and around the world, the late Australian-American artist Clement Meadmore (1929-2005) was also a prodigious industrial designer. In [...]
Some of Australia’s best-known rock photographers claimed copyright infringement by an online auction of media giant Fairfax’s Sydney Morning Herald image archive. ABC news reported hundreds of original photographs [...]
What happens when credible studios or makers unwittingly accept a commission to produce what they believe to be original work only to later discover the project is a knock-off? Hot off the heels of the scenario last [...]
The heart of the problem when building industry professionals swap the original furniture and lighting on projects for blatant knock-offs has been succinctly headlined in a newly released publication. The statement [...]
The National Design Summit was held at MAAS (Powerhouse Museum) during Sydney Design Festival, attended by industry leaders to probe strategies to get Federal Government support for the Australian design economy. [...]
National Gallery Australia: NGA x Replica furniture As the problem with design theft escalates it’s clear that many national gallery, museum and public institution decision-makers simply don’t know what’s real and what’s fake. Either that, or they simply don’t care. But, sadly, replica furniture resides in many galleries and public institutions in Australia. Authenticity is […]
Kate Stokes from CocoFlip “The Coco Pendant was designed at the beginning of my career and didn’t register the design as I had no concept it would be such a huge success. It was my first product shown [...]
A good result but the damage has been done! Melbourne industrial designer Ross Gardam, a self manufacturer whose products are distributed by STYLECRAFT discovered his solid timber OAK Light had been knocked-off [...]
How Artistic Craftsmanship led to a significant win over 7 Australian retailers! After studying Naval Architecture in the UK, David Trubridge worked as a forester for 10 years when he started to make furniture. [...]
