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READ // Fast furniture is hurting the planet - so think big next time that ‘bargain’ is bundled in to the back of the car!! And consider I t’s time to end fast design! + With the Ikea catalogue surpassing The Bible as the most printed book in the world (?!!!) with 200 million+ copies annually - it’s astounding to learn IKEA use 1% OF THE WORLD’S TIMBER - that’s 1%!! + Being mainly cheap particle board - not recyclable - made from wood chips x glue - the lion-share of this resource feeds landfill. It’s not just @ikea - with @colessupermarkets Introducing a $10-35 homeware collection to improve the #retailexperience 😞joining @targetaus @kmartaus & other chains knocking off trends fuelling what we call #disposabledecorating - it’s time to #chosewellbuyless & invest in furnishings we keep for life! + Vote with your wallets people!! Furnishings are an investment - not a trend. We need to be responsible. + If we embrace ethical food supply & avoid palm oil or unsustainable fishing - is it time to address #fastdesign #fastfurniture? + If we’re horrified about the ethical, environmental & human impact of fast fashion - should we apply that thinking to furnishings? + How often do we see a dumpster full of cheap furniture? Businesses saving a buck to buy cheap crap or #replicafurniture only to replace it again. And again. + Or homes seeking a ‘decorator look’ / #knockoffs vs investing in pieces that are made to endure, pieces with character, meaning & things we care about. + Take a stance - help educate yr friends & family. Be informed. Inform others. + #replicaisfake #stopdesigntheft #getrealybuyrealsupplyreal #supportoriginaldesign #authenticdesign #authenticdesignalliance #thedesigndirectory + 🙏thank you @livingedge For sending this. Living Edge are a founding ADA Member & continue to support us as Platinum Members + If yr keen to support our campaigns for change pls become an ADA Member 🔗link in Bio ☝️ https://www.instagram.com/p/B1fArbDFAzU/?igshid=9kh4sj9yy5dj

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Following a spate of photographers successfully defending copyright infringement for unlicensed use of their work - street artist follow suit! + Influencers & social media stars are under-fire if using street art as backdrop for sponsored or even unsponsored posts - currently a swag of cases are being settled out of court, with experts predicting a spike in street artists rightfully defending commercial representation of their work legally. + "One of the factors courts consider is whether the use is commercial. But that analysis can be tricky in the age of influencers. "Most of the content posted by social media personalities is inherently commercial," says (a lawyer in the article). "Their posts are all heavily curated and strategically trying to build their persona and their business.” + Tagging the artist isn’t deemed sufficient. + 👉🔗 @hollywoodreporter article on our FB / Linked in👈 + 🤔SO WHAT ABOUT FURNITURE & LIGHTING DESIGNS? + Given that Australian copyright law does NOT protect these works automatically - it seems pretty unfair that other creative disciplines are treated differently to the furnishing sector - right?🤭 + More on that soon - if you’re keen to support our new campaigns by becoming an ADA Member - get in touch or link in bio!☝️ + #copyright #intellectualproperty #replicaisfake #stopdesigntheft #supportoriginaldesign #authenticdesign #authenticdesignalliance #thedesigndirectory + Illustration @zoharlazar ✔️ Post via @surfacemag ✔️ Cc @auscopyrightcouncil ✔️ https://www.instagram.com/p/B066Tl-lrKb/?igshid=kac63hs1hqk3

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🤔Serious Q - Suggestions please! + We’ve seen a spike in instances where retailers simply don’t know that some of the products they’re selling are copies of #originaldesign + Too quickly design fans & industry jump to the automatic conclusion that certain retailers / e-tailers are playing dumb - but it’s not always the case we’re finding + #replicafurniture #replicalighting resellers fall into three categories 👉 don’t know / don’t care 👉 do know / don’t care 👉 don’t know / do care .... or might care of made aware + It’s the segment that care or might care we’re curious about how to educate / advise / help steer away from products they honestly do not know are #knockoffs of an original product + Two instances in the past fortnight -the retail network, once aware, has agreed to quit selling specific copies - a smaller percentage of the whole, agreed, but a significant start when considering large chains w massive online reach ✔️ + Whilst these retailers are not legally bound to do so under current design IP laws - it signals a market segment we want to reach + So how can the ADA help manage this? Suggestions welcome pls! + Our hands a full ATM w a range of things including about to announce 2 new in-house staffing roles + Are you keen to support us? ADA Members directly enable our education & advocacy - if your business or brand is committed to helping us build awareness about the irreversible damage to our industry caused by #designtheft 👉consider joining the ADA 👉🔗link in Bio ☝️ + #replicaisrake #stopdesigntheft #getrealbuyrealsupplyreal #intellectualproperty #supportoriginaldesign #supportauthenticdesign #authenticdesign #authenticdesignalliance #thedesigndirectory https://www.instagram.com/p/B0j_dRBFeeC/?igshid=1cs81dpu4o91e

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The Australian lighting industry is savaged by replicas, copies & the endemic problem of substitution (more on the latter below!) + @ismobjects discovered a design from their collection by @chrisconnelldesign is currently advertised by a major discount homeward chain 👉swipe for copy🙄 + KAPELO was design registered prior to launching in 2008 - IP protection that expired early last year - leaving the design to be legally copied! + Result? ISM are now forced to discontinue the collection “its an awful way to be forced to retire products” Celina Clarke ISM co-founder stating they refuse to make the product offshore to match the chainstore price “it wouldn’t represent our ethos of producing quality products” + So lax IP laws force early retirement of commercially viable products - locally made products that have a broader impact beyond the designer & the commissioning brand - impact that extends to loss of business for a vast network of suppliers & fabricators + Substitution - more on that later - the vast quantity of products swapped out across the building industry at an alarmingly increased rate ....... continues to garner unfavourable headlines as development projects fall u der the watch dog microscope.... + #lighting #lightingdesign #replicalighting #replicafurniture #industrialdesign #replicaisfake #stopdesigntheft #getrealbuyrealsupplyreal #australiandesign #supportoriginaldesign #supportaustraliandesign #authenticdesignalliance #thedesigndirectory https://www.instagram.com/p/B0e4FpWl52N/?igshid=1e6itrt98jem0

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SUNDAY BARGAIN HUNTS // @zanotta_spa #Sciangi (1973) - $450 neg on Gumtree - a cult classic that nabbed the 1979 Compasso D’oro - the design industry equivalent of an Oscar 🏆 + “Objects must enter into a relationship with the user, and must be easy to use,” explains Paolo Lomazzi in an interview for RAI television. “Everyday objects, domestic objects and objects that we are attached to.” + Inspiration for Sciangai was the Chinese game where wooden sticks are held in the hand and then dropped onto a table. + The opening/closing mechanism is realized with a steel grommet - simple, functional, clever! + Zanotta - a heritage Italian design vanguard distributed here @cultdesignau + 👉Anyone keen? + #zanotta #italiandesign #designicon #designporn #replicaisfake #stopdesigntheft #getrealbuyrealsupplyreal #supportoriginaldesign #buylesschoosewell #authenticdesignalliance #thedesigndirectory https://www.instagram.com/p/B0ctpXjFd_U/?igshid=1lwx1jw12gzfn

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🙌Big ups to ADA Silver Members @so_watt_studio for being the only Australian brand shortlisted in their category for the @dezeen Awards 🙌 + ROVER - a clever demountable table system created to meet the ever-changing needs of the modern workplace - incorporates concealed cable trays & features eco friendly, hard wearing, scratch resistant surfaces 👌 + Launched at our 3-day HOME.GROWN event in March @sydneydesignfestival - an event So Watt supported us as a strategic production partner - deftly facilitating our exhibition installations 🥊 + ⭐️For info on how to help support our campaigns for change - discover ADA Membership benefits & join our plight to #stopdesigntheft + 🔗in Bio ☝️or 👇on our FB ✔️ + #sowattstudio #australiandesign #furniture #furnituredesign #industrialdesign #australianmade #supportoriginaldesign #supportaustraliandesign #authenticdesignalliance #thedesigndirectory https://www.instagram.com/p/B0SJR0zl4pv/?igshid=1gzkfbt4tk9tu