ADA05 I Download our latest Tabloid
Stay informed with our latest campaigns and overview of ADA Members at DENFAIR! It is important as an industry that we remain informed – Download our latest Tabloid here GET INVOLVED & SUPPORT OUR [...]
MEDIA I ADA: objectives, challenges & outcomes
Learn why AUTHENTIC DESIGN ALLIANCE exists & why we urgently need to solve the replica furniture problem that’s killing the future for designers Authentic Design Alliance working with industry events to [...]
CASE STUDY I The problem with copyright – don’t assume you’re covered!
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 [...]
ESSENTIAL READING // IMPORTANT ADA® UPDATES
ADA® NEW LOGOS + SHOWROOM DECALS Our registered trade mark s are finalised, with many thanks to our legal partners Banki Haddock Fiora. Registered trade marks are protected by Australian trade mark law. [...]
MEMBER NEWS // AUTHENTIC DESIGN ALLIANCE® Trade Mark
ADA® registered trade mark s are finalised! ADA Members are licensed to use our logos and the current TM logos will be updated by mid August. We thank our legal partners Banki Haddock Fiora for guiding us through [...]
CASE STUDY // THE BUILDING INDUSTRY PROBLEM
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 [...]
DOES BUYING KNOCK-OFFS MAKE YOU A THIEF?
How Americans fight knockoffs! Knock-offs are a huge problem the Americans take seriously. Now independent and emerging designers join heritage manufacturers in the fight against the copied designs, despite the [...]
WHY DO AUSTRALIAN INSTITUTIONS BUY REPLICA FURNITURE?
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 […]
CASE STUDY // When ‘Artistic Craftsmanship’ Applies
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. [...]