Re-Released, Re-Issued, Re-Launched : REAL…
Though the doors really only swung shut on the party 48 hours ago, much has already been written of this years Milan Furniture Fair. What is always intriguing about the reports and reviews that trickle out (seemingly quicker and quicker every year) is the disparity and variation between what were deemed to be the trends ...
DA Day For Councils and Copyright…
Almost a year after Australia’s Crown Solicitor advised on the illegality of displaying Development Applications on local council websites it would seem many are still in breach of the ruling. Intended as a means of convenient access for supporters and opponents of developments prior to construction, the development plans were digitally replicated online and freely ...
ELLE UK: Rights For Design/Fight The Fakes…
ELLE Decoration UK has had enough! In a move to bring the rights of designers in line with that of all other secure creative disciplines; the UK magazine and online publication has launched a National campaign and petition. “In the UK it is currently legal to copy any item of design just 25 years after ...
Much Ado About Blahnik…
Her we throw the spotlight back to the catwalk – an industry where counterfeit and copying is largely illegal. But that doesn’t always stop the copy-cats! Fashion labels spend an inordinate amount of money in the preservation of their brand and the protection of their image and rightly so. The New York Magazine this week ...
ADA and DesignEX…
The Authentic Design Alliance will be at this year’s designEX expo promoting the merits of authentic design. This year sees a bit of a reinvigoration for the Authentic Design Alliance, as a not-for-profit meeting of passionate companies and individuals that have united in the interest of promoting the importance of authentic design, we are committing ...
Pretend President…
The Oval Office – the control deck for the most powerful man in the World, the epicenter for global decision making and the Hollywood impression of all that is good and wholesome about “The Land of the Free”. That man sat there in the big seat… that’s Ron Wade. This is his study: in Texas. ...
Oh Lord Wont You Buy Me A Replica Benz…
OK, indulge us. We’re running two automotive stories back-to-back, apologies to those with a minimal interest in car capers and a meek “you’re welcome” to any readers who revel in anything roadworthy. This week the Mercedes-Benz parent company Daimler AG has come down like a tonne of… brake pads (bear with us), on the illegal ...
Joining The Dots…
The red dot design awards have again been presented, with over 4500 products nominated, only 62 walked away with the coveted seal of design excellence for 2012. In what is becoming recognised as one of Europe’s most influential and innovation-inclined judging processes, it took an International panel of 30 to evaluate the winners and honorable ...
Viva Las Deutschland…
Las Vegas, the neon jewel in Nevada’s barren desertscape is famed for its towering “tributes” to European and North American landmarks as much as it is for the gaudy shows and slot machines. The hospitality and gambling mecca has gained much mileage from making foreign icons into decidedly local affairs for the estimated 15 million ...
The Hurdles of Howard Roarke…
What ever happened to out-of-the-box thinking? What is the real impact in the rise of homogenous design and blanket replication? Was Starck correct when he famously claimed that original design was “dead” back in 2008? Yesterday the BRW revisted the literary classic The Fountainhead and its protagonist Howard Roarke in addressing how the “process” of ...
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