Designers fighting losing battle against rip-offs

Rip-offs are on the rise and few designers are able to defend themselves under current laws.
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The F!NK Jug, courtesy F!NK + Co

If imitation were merely the greatest form of flattery, designers would be basking. Between the mega-brand replica companies such as Matt Blatt, Glicks Furniture and Temple & Webster and the thinly veiled copies of the chain stores, replicas are everywhere. 

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Gina Fairley is ArtsHub's Senior Contributor, after 12 years in the role as National Visual Arts Editor. She has worked for extended periods in America and Southeast Asia, as gallerist, arts administrator and regional contributing editor for a number of magazines, including Hong Kong based Asian Art News and World Sculpture News. She is an Art Tour leader for the AGNSW Members, and lectures regularly on the state of the arts. She is based in Mittagong, regional NSW. Instagram: fairleygina