Knock It Off #6

Keeping with the lighting theme...

FLATTERING IMITATION- Perimeter Floor Lamp by Blu Dot- 2011




REAL DEAL- Cage Light by Tom Dixon- 2006

Knock It Off #5

Double header of CB2 lighting called out...

FLATTERING IMITATION- Cage Brass Pendant Lamp by CB2- 2011

REAL DEAL- Work Lamp Gold by Form Us With Love (for Design House Stockholm)- 2010

Knock It Off #4

FLATTERING IMITATION- Bruno Task Lamp by CB2- 2011

REAL DEAL- Studioilse w084t2 by Ilse Crawford (for wästberg)- 2008

Knock It Off #3

FLATTERING IMITATION- Reed Zinc Chair by CB2- 2010

REAL DEAL- Carbon Chair by Bertjan Pot & Marcel Wanders (for Moooi)- 2004

Knock It Off #2

FLATTERING IMITATION- Trousdale Lamp by Jonathon Adler

REAL DEAL- King Lamp by Autoban (for De La Espada)- 2006

Knock it Off #1

Where credits due...

This will be the first post to publish a clear knock off on the market. I'm going to begin documenting products which are either obviously knocked off or heavily inspired by another work. I do not intend to ever be rude or hurtful with these selections. The design world has a lot of cross over, many similarities, and most often it is unintentional. Now that I admit my assumptions...let the fun begin-

FLATTERING IMITATION- Vintage Books Boxed Set by Anthropologie

REAL DEAL- Juxtaposed: Religion by Mike and Maaike (for BlankBlank)