The dark side
-- Home Accents Today, 3/1/2008
The 32nd Plagiarius award ceremony was held during the show to (dis)honor those in the industry who copy other designs. While the little gnome with the gold nose seems funny, the economic losses attributed to knockoffs is not. Estimates put the losses in the billions of Euros and hundreds of thousands of jobs each year. While jumping on a trend and creating the next better lamp shade is what keeps our industry vibrant, 1:1 knockoffs are a crime. Aktion Plagiarius had real-world knockoffs and originals on display to help sensitize all of us as consumers. See the award winners and learn more by visiting plagiarius.com.
