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Holmegaard from Ikea!
paradisetrader:
I agree Frank but I am bemused by the comments
I don't understand the comment about "irregular grinding".
I do remember Ivo or someone elese saying that Holmegarrd did stop signing their glass ...but I thought in the 70's ???
I very much doubt that IKEA ever sold any Holmegaard glass but I have no proof. I am basing my opinion only on the fact that IKEA sell very very cheaply whereas Holmegaard are have not been a low cost maker - on the contrary.
I do not think this bowl is by Holmegaard but again that's just my opinion.
I will look for the thread where we last discussed this.
When questionning an ID with a seller by email, I have found it useful to refer them to this board. I usually write something like.
"I do not think your item is XXXXX. See / try asking at .. www.glassmessages.com"
Since I started doing that, I have had nothing but "Thank you" notes in return, often mentioning that they are pleased to find a place where theuy can identify their items. They also often volunteer that they have changed or cancelled their listing.
Ivo:
Ikea is a furniture store which has always been responsible for its own designs - most of it quite original, some of it leaning heavily on trends set by others. They have TTBOMK never sold Holmegaard glass.
http://www.guardian.co.uk/g2/story/0,3604,1240464,00.html
Frank:
How did I miss this!
Two bombs explode in Dutch branches
Pinkspoons:
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some of it leaning heavily on trends set by others
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This is polite-speak for blatant design theft, aye? :lol:
Many of their lighting pieces are direct copies of 1950's-70's lighting, even down to exact same measurements, which always makes buying them a bit of a minefield for me... I daresay many of their other ranges are equally plagurised.
Frank:
Old design are often resold by the corporate owners after they bought up a glassworks - it is a normal part of the business known as asset stripping. Good that IKEA gives them a new lease of life at affordable prices.
Also industrial copyright rarely lasts longer than 25 years after which the designs can be used by anyone who can see them as having potential.
So it is not polite-speak for blatant design theft. IKEA have no need to do such a thing.
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