Monday, August 22, 2016

Eamesiana on the Beach

Happy holidays to everybody: eamesiana will return on September  5. Stay Tuned ! 
(Andrea + Raffaela)




Monday, August 15, 2016

Fake Replicas of Eames' Chairs Banned Under New Copyright Ruling in U.K.

A change to copyright law means that fake versions of classic design icons such as Ray and Charles Eames’ chairs will stop being sold from January 2017 onwards.

The repeal of section 52 of the Copyright, Designs and Patents Act 1988 came into effect last 28 July, and means that iconic design products will now be protected for 70 years after a designer dies.
This includes products such Charles and Ray Eames’ chairs.
The ruling states that no replica products can be sold after 28 January 2017, which will mark six months after it was put in place. Additionally, no new replica products can be manufactured between now and January, unless the company gains rights from the original copyright holder.
To be granted this right, 3D designs must qualify as “works of artistic craftsmanship”, according to the Intellectual Property Office – this means they have required special training and skill to make, they are seen as a “piece of art”, and the designer purposefully intended to create a work of art.
For any designs created after the year 1988, designers are also protected by registered and unregistered design rights, says Dids Macdonald, founder at Anti-Copying in Design (ACID) and communications chairman at The Furniture Makers’ Company.
Designers can fall back on registered design rights if they choose to register their designs, and unregistered design rights if they don’t. Registered rights last for 25 years, and unregistered rights last for 15 years after production.
Macdonald advises: “Designers should register their designs as a priority, and if they’re relying on unregistered rights, then they should keep signed and dated records.”
ACID has a database, where people can send their designs for free. The organisation will note the time and date the work was submitted with a unique number, so that designers have evidence of when a design was first created.
“Become intellectual property-savvy and understand the rights that protect you,” Macdonald says. “Design rights are still valid in Europe and the UK until Brexit comes into force.”


Read all at: www.designweek.co.uk/



Thursday, August 11, 2016

Vote for Eamesiana !

Great news dear friends!
Voting for #IBA16 (International Blog Amara Award 2016) is now open! 
Personalised voting page is now live: http://www.interiorblogawards.com/vote/eamesiana/ 
To be shortlisted and invited to the awards night, Eamesiana needs to gain the top 5 amount of votes within its category. 
Our best advice would be to get share happy with all of your friends, family, colleagues and avid readers of our blog to help us gain the most votes! 
Voting will close on 9th September so encourage votes up until this date. 

Thanks to everybody! 

Raffaela + Andrea



Monday, August 01, 2016

New Book Soon Available: "100 Midcentury Chairs: And Their Stories", by Lucy Ryder Richardson

This is a stylish and informative guide to the best of Midcentury Modern chair design. These are the top 100 most interesting, most controversial, or simply most beautiful chairs from the period spanning 1930-1970. Compiled by Lucy Ryder Richardson and Petra Curtis, the expert curators behind Modern Shows, this is a stylish and informative guide to the best of Modern chair design. Get to know the designers of the Modern era, and find out about the controversies, drama, gossip and intrigue that accompanied these fascinating figures. Featuring a range of international designers, including Robin Day, Charles and Ray Eames, Ernest Race, Arne Jacobsen , Pierre Paulin, Finn Juhl, Harry Bertoia, Eero Saarinen and Norman Cherner. There is also an exploration into materials, manufacturing processes and lots of information about the manufacturers that brought chair designs to the masses, such as Knoll, Herman Miller, Fritz Hansen. Packed full of design details, historical facts, quotes and anecdotes - you can even find out the position in which the designers intended you to sit in their chairs. With a 'chair timeline', showcasing the very best of European, Scandinavian, Japanese and American design, this is the perfect book for collectors, enthusiasts and design junkies alike.

Buy at: www.amazon.co.uk/ (from september 8, 2016)