Knock-off in style

Designer furniture knock-offs for the rest of us

Apartment Therapy mentions another knock off - the CB Ripple chair for $249 to Eames Group Management $1298  chair.

The thread is interesting for its articulate discussion of what a knock off is and whether it is a good or a bad thing. My personal stand is that knowingly buying a direct knock off - i.e. an object that purports to be the original is kinda pointless. However, buying “indirect” design - such as the examples in this site which mimic closely but are yet different - is like buying H&M or Forever 21. You know they took ideas from runways; sometimes quite directly (see Gwen Stefani’s L.A.M.B. and Forever 21); but they lack sufficiently in details, quality and price to make themselves a different object.

the new IKEA catalog has brought us (me) some joy. Just can’t wait for this chair to appear in Canada… we have a table that’s a perfect match for it.

DWR Nelson Swag Leg Armchair $379USD

IKEA JAKOB Swivel chair with pad $139.00USD