Filed under: Authenticity, Furniture | Tags: Authenticity, Eames furniture, Herman Miller, licensed designs
Our post Genuine fakes? Eames Demetrios responds sparked a bit of debate and we thought one reader raised an interesting point in the following comment;
“would you ever buy a fake? ”
It’s an interesting question, because it’s not like the furniture was all made by the hand of the “artist” or designer. Whether it was Herman Miller or another company, as long as the quality is the same, “fake” or licensed shouldn’t matter.
That’s really the question. Licenses or unlicensed rather than real or fake
(Comment from Genuine fakes? Eames Demetrios responds)
We thought we should add that not only to Herman Miller hold the license to manufacture and distribute Eames furniture in the United States and throughout Australiasia (Vitra hold the European license), they also work under the guidance of the Eames family who protect Charles and Ray Eames legacy. You can learn more about the Eames office here.
Filed under: Art, Australian Design, Graphic design | Tags: Eveline Tarunadjaja, Illustrator
Lovepad is the work of Brisbane based illustrator Eveline Tarunadjaja. Her website shows off her great (and inexpensive) range of prints and she also has a great blog that allows you a glimpse into the world of a freelance illustrator.
Filed under: Australian Design, Competitions, Emerging Design, Events, Exhibitions, Furniture, News | Tags: Emerging Australian Design, Emerging Design, Launch Pad, Saturday in Design
The judging is over, so we were pleased to see the 24 finalists announced for Launch Pad, the emerging designer exhibition that is held in conjunction with Saturday in Design. Living Edge is a major sponsor of Launch Pad and we look forward to getting to know the finalists and their products which will be exhibited at the Melbourne Museum from July 16. To see the full list of finalists and their products click here.
Filed under: Australian Design, Authenticity, Homewares, Uncategorized | Tags: Copycat designs, Douglas and Hope
We were interested to learn from one of our readers, who left a comment in response to our post Genuine Fakes, that quirky Melbourne based homewares company Douglas & Hope suffer from copycat designs to such an extent that it limits what they are able to put up on their fantastic blog. Read about their problems with copycats here ( the comments are also interesting). What are your thoughts on copycats? Amelie’s suggestion of design companies banding together against copycat designs is an interesting one, but how do you think it could be put into practice? We all know it’s a very grey area and that fakes are prolific with the cheap production available in countries like China and Taiwan. Do you think the Italians have the right idea… should we be persecuting the purchasers?
Filed under: Art, Chairs, Exhibitions, Furniture | Tags: Coathangers, Vanessa Marie Robinson
Got a cupboard full of wire coathangers? Check out this chair made from 47 coathangers welded to a simple steel frame by artist Vanessa Marie Robinson and exhibited at SIDIM (Salon International du Design d’Interieur de Montreal).
Filed under: Art, Exhibitions | Tags: 20 Eventi, Art installations, Jan Vormann, Lego
Here’s something for those who played with lego as children. This installation was done in Bocchignano, Italy, a village close to Rome, as part of the group project “20 Eventi”. Artist Jan Vormann has more images of the lego installation on his website here.
Filed under: Australian Design, Fashion, Showrooms | Tags: Fashion Shoot, Leona Edmiston, Living Edge Los Angeles
Leona Edmiston used the Living Edge Los Angeles showroom for a photoshoot recently. Here are a few highlights from the shoot. For more information about our LA showroom you can visit www.livingedgeinc.com or see our recent post here.
Photos ©Jordan Duvall. For more of Jordon’s work see www.jordanduvall.com
Check out these Eames stamps being launched today in the States by the USA postal service (see eamesgallery for more details). We are definitely coveting them, although not sure if we can get our hands on some from Australia – we’ll keep you posted (excuse the pun!).
Update: A limited number of stamps will be available in Australia through Living Edge. Those interested should email marketing@livingedge.com.au for more details (see comment below).
Filed under: Australian Design, Exhibitions, Furniture, Homewares, News | Tags: Australian Design, Design Exhibitions, Freestyle Exhibition, Triennale Milan
The Australian exhibition Freestyle: New Australian Design for Living is getting a great response in Milan (see our previous post here). Below are a couple of snapshots of the exhibition as it appears at the Triennale in Milan. If your Italian skills are up to it you can check out some recent press clippings by downloading the following link freestyle_milan_press.
Filed under: Authenticity, Chairs, Furniture | Tags: Advertising, Authenticity, Eames, Herman Miller, Replica Furniture
We recently posted a letter from Eames Demetrious (grandson of Charles and Ray) responding to the retail of replica Eames furniture (see previous post here). Well here’s some food for thought – a vintage Herman Miller poster from 1963 titled ‘Beware of Imitations’ showing just how long they have been fighting the battle against replica furniture. We found it at eames-chair.com, (see the full article here). I wonder if any fake Eames circa 1963 have survived to this day and how they’ve held up over time. Now there’s a whole new genre… vintage fakes.
