6/19/2023 0 Comments Bump of chicken ray rar![]() Here’s your guide to the best copies of designer classics that are still available to buy right now. Many are expected to slash prices drastically - so if you’re thinking of kitting out your home with copycat furniture, there’s no time to lose. Happily for consumers there will be a grace period - expected to be around six months - during which time ‘retro replica’ retailers will be allowed to sell off their stock without being sued. ![]() It means only the original designer, or companies who hold official licences granted by the designer’s estates, can produce the chair - and, of course, charge through the nose for it. Tomorrow, an EU ruling comes into play in the UK that will extend the copyright period on furniture to 70 years after a designer’s death.Īs Jacobsen died in 1971, suddenly it will be illegal to make and sell copycat Egg chairs until 2041 - and anyone doing so could be fined up to £50,000 and face up to 10 years in prison. An official Egg lounge chair will set you back more than £5,000 - but as it was created by designer Arne Jacobsen in 1958, lookalike versions costing as little as £399 are perfectly legal.
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