Steal This Look: West Elm
January 7th, 2008
From Julie:
The new West Elm catalog just arrived. Have the sleuths at the Pottery Barn–owned outfit been lurking at Ochre and Design Within Reach?
Below L: Soft-washed velvet pillows with linen backs; $34 at West Elm. Below R: Kirsten Hecktermann hand-dyed velvet pillows with natural-linen backs at Ochre; $130 to $150
Below L: Faux horn pendant; $159 at West Elm. Below R: Ochre’s Eclipse chandelier with horn drops.
Below L: Abaca lantern in three sizes; $79 to $129 at West Elm. Below R: Moooi’s Random Light; $860 at DWR.
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3 Comments Add your own
1. Heather Frazier | January 12th, 2008 at 11:49 am
I LOVE that you call West Elm out on their knock offs! Why does’nt this happen more often? Why do the desingers that they knock off not protest publicly? What they do is so obvious to anyone with an interest in design and an awareness of the market.
I must admit though to my love/hate relationship with West Elm. Sometimes it provides that quick fix for something stylish and affordable for my home that I can not resist. I am guilty of shopping there. On the other hand, if they were to knock off my work or the work of anyone I personally know I would be crazy with anger and shout out about it.
I would be really interested to hear what the people who work for West Elm have to say about what they do.
2. Ms. Admin | January 15th, 2008 at 10:52 am
It is a vexing issue. On the one hand, it’s nice to see good design brought to the masses, but on the other hand, it must be maddening for the original manufacturers/designers.
Here’s an interesting link: a site devoted to tracking big box knockoffs: http://knockoffs.olya.org.
3. movelab | September 19th, 2008 at 4:11 pm
I’ll invest much cash in some fabulous danish modern gems and opt for the less expensive west elm lighting alternative. But that’s just me. Besides DWR is just mass, boring AND expensive.
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