Terminology
Plagiarism is an imitation of a product for the purpose of economic exploitation. It is made either with slavish accuracy or with minute changes. Especially perfidious are more significant changes made so skilfully that the casual observer interprets them into a visual perception of the appearance of the original.
Forgery is the making of an imitation in order to deceive people. The purchaser is convinced that he has bought the original from a reputable company. Forgery is a criminal offence and is prosecuted as such (e.g. spare parts, medicines, records, etc.)
Design pirates are companies who have made imitation their marketing concept. They sub-contract the production and very quickly sell large quantities of imitation products.
Brand Piracy (trademark exhaustion): There are countries where it is perfectly legal for third parties to register brands that are already registered in their country of origin. This results in the situation where the actual owner of the brand cannot sell his own products in that country. In order not to be excluded from his legitimate market, the owner of the original trade mark must reach some kind of agreement with the brand pirate. Something that usually is a very expensive undertaking (e.g. Puma in Spain, Mercedes E-Type in France).
A replica was originally the replication of a work by the master craftsman (the second, third etc. version). Today a replica is understood to be a new edition of an old product design by the copyright owner or with his consent. A replica must be clearly labelled as such.
Information entirely taken from Aktion Plagiarius, the non-profit group that runs the museum. Since 1977 Aktion Plagiarius aims to inform the public about the problem of fakes and plagiarisms and the negative impacts they have on not only the economy as a whole but especially on small companies and individual designers. Please visit the official website here and the gorgeous Plagiarius Museum in Solingen, Germany.
Forgery is the making of an imitation in order to deceive people. The purchaser is convinced that he has bought the original from a reputable company. Forgery is a criminal offence and is prosecuted as such (e.g. spare parts, medicines, records, etc.)
Design pirates are companies who have made imitation their marketing concept. They sub-contract the production and very quickly sell large quantities of imitation products.
Brand Piracy (trademark exhaustion): There are countries where it is perfectly legal for third parties to register brands that are already registered in their country of origin. This results in the situation where the actual owner of the brand cannot sell his own products in that country. In order not to be excluded from his legitimate market, the owner of the original trade mark must reach some kind of agreement with the brand pirate. Something that usually is a very expensive undertaking (e.g. Puma in Spain, Mercedes E-Type in France).
A replica was originally the replication of a work by the master craftsman (the second, third etc. version). Today a replica is understood to be a new edition of an old product design by the copyright owner or with his consent. A replica must be clearly labelled as such.
Information entirely taken from Aktion Plagiarius, the non-profit group that runs the museum. Since 1977 Aktion Plagiarius aims to inform the public about the problem of fakes and plagiarisms and the negative impacts they have on not only the economy as a whole but especially on small companies and individual designers. Please visit the official website here and the gorgeous Plagiarius Museum in Solingen, Germany.
PLAGIARIUS MUSEUM. The world's greatest knock-offs
A new museum near Cologne houses a collection of the most egregious examples of counterfeit goods
BY Rachel Tiplady
On Apr. 1, a new museum of counterfeit goods opens in the German city of Solingen, near Cologne. The Museum Plagiarius, housed in a converted railway building, will permanently exhibit 300 original products together with seemingly identical rip-offs. These items range from fashion and household products to electrical and medical equipment. They come from the annual Plagiarius awards, presented by the museum's co-founder Professor Rido Busse at the world's largest consumer-goods trade fair Ambiente, which takes place each February in Frankfurt. Read more.
BY Rachel Tiplady
On Apr. 1, a new museum of counterfeit goods opens in the German city of Solingen, near Cologne. The Museum Plagiarius, housed in a converted railway building, will permanently exhibit 300 original products together with seemingly identical rip-offs. These items range from fashion and household products to electrical and medical equipment. They come from the annual Plagiarius awards, presented by the museum's co-founder Professor Rido Busse at the world's largest consumer-goods trade fair Ambiente, which takes place each February in Frankfurt. Read more.
Design Piracy
Before I started hacking and demixing IKEA furnishing pieces I collected and studied tons of IKEA catalogues. I am quite a detail maniac, yes I do know. Since I knew IKEA (late 1998) I started enjoying and comparing its issues to the less known Design Classics of furniture. Usually only passionate and rich people - out of the many architects, artists and product specialists - know something about the "high culture" that supports those expensive objects.
IKEA is just the biggest company out there which understood the importance of selling nice and useful furniture at a low price. But, hey, do you really think all those excellent designed sofas and wood tables are totally invented by the guys of IKEA or whatever brand? This would mean they are totally insane!
Yes, didn't you know? All good ideas ARE expensive (and, honestly, they are meant to be so)!
So, what happened? Well, that's easy to understand. A lot of our everyday objects are freely inspired by or straightly imitate some original we don't know. This is the explanation of all those overtaking furniture designs which often remind us something…anyway, they're cheap, so take'm.
I just made some research and now want to share it with you all. Enjoy the pictures above and let me know :)
IKEA is just the biggest company out there which understood the importance of selling nice and useful furniture at a low price. But, hey, do you really think all those excellent designed sofas and wood tables are totally invented by the guys of IKEA or whatever brand? This would mean they are totally insane!
Yes, didn't you know? All good ideas ARE expensive (and, honestly, they are meant to be so)!
So, what happened? Well, that's easy to understand. A lot of our everyday objects are freely inspired by or straightly imitate some original we don't know. This is the explanation of all those overtaking furniture designs which often remind us something…anyway, they're cheap, so take'm.
I just made some research and now want to share it with you all. Enjoy the pictures above and let me know :)
How much a design classic?
Quanto costa un classico del design?
Design Within Reach (USA)
Design Within Reach is the source for smart solutions. Our business started when our founder tried to furnish his apartment with the classics he'd come to appreciate while living in London. What he discovered was that acquiring these clean, simple and well-designed products was neither clean nor simple. read more
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Dammi Design (ITA)
Dammidesign.it é il portale rivoluzionario per la vendita on-line di arredamento di design e non solo.
Nata nel 2006 dall'idea di fornire al consumatore finale prodotti di design e di qualitá ai prezzi più convenienti, è presto diventata una realtà ben radicata. continua… Artemobili (ITA)
Il rivenditore ARTEMOBILI garantisce l'opportunitá di vedere ed acquistare tutti gli oggetti dell' epoca BAUHAUS di alta qualità Made in Italy a prezzi di fabbrica. Lo showroom e deposito è a Ghemme (NO) presso "Giuliano Arreda" 3000 mt. espositivi.
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