Nick Garrett

Tag: Business

  • China Crisis in Design – STOP Counterfeiting

    “Why join the navy if you can be a pirate?”

    Steve Jobs

    SIGN BY CLICKING HERE AND FORWARD THIS LINK TO OTHERS.

    http://www.arts-of-fashion.org/

    Why we must Flag any company in LI guilty of promoting in any way Counterfeit products

    I think it is crucially important for Western designers to redesign China.  Link up with a major manufacturer and inform them politely of the demise of the counterfeit industry as of now – post yr links and comments.  The notion of quality counterfeits must be rebuffed at source.  Who is with me???

    Global intelligence agencies claim that brutal organised crime syndicates now monopolise the counterfeit
    goods trade, and by the look of the fake designer goods on offer, they may also read Vogue. Unsurprisingly,
    the market in counterfeit goods has now become the biggest illicit sector in the world, eclipsing the drugs
    trade, which has far harsher judicial punishments and significantly higher penalties for importing. Despite
    action being taken by international organised crime agencies, business is booming for the counterfeit goods
    trade, with a 50% estimated revenue increase in the counterfeit goods industry within the last three years.
    The impact of counterfeiting - http://www.oecd.org/dataoecd/11/11/2090589.pdf
Industry world-wide loses large amounts to counterfeiters. These losses not only affect the
producers of genuine items, but they also involve social costs. The ultimate victims of unfair
competition are the consumers. They receive poor-quality goods at an excessive price and are
sometimes exposed to health and safety dangers. Governments lose out on unpaid tax and incur large
costs in enforcing intellectual property rights. There is also an increasing concern that counterfeiting
is related to other criminal activities, such as trade in narcotics, money laundering and terrorism.
It is estimated that trade in counterfeit goods is now worth more than 5 per cent of world trade.
This high level can be attributed to a number of factors:  i) advances in technology;  ii) increased
international trade, emerging markets; and iii) increased share of products that are attractive to copy,
such as branded clothing and software.
The statistics and intelligence are being used to inform governments and influence them into
taking action. The US Copyright industry, including the Business Software Alliance (BSA), the
International Federation of Phonographic Industry (IFPI) and the Motion Picture Association (MPA),
have been groundbreaking in this field. The loss estimates are interesting but should be treated with
caution since they may be on the high side.
Table 1. Share of counterfeit products in total sales of the sector
Sector Share of counterfeit goods
as a percentage of turnover
    • Watches
    • Medicine
    • Perfumes
    • Aircraft spare parts (SUP)
    • Toys
    • Music
    • Video
    • Software
    LVMH, the word’s largest
    luxury conglomerate, which owns designers including Louis Vuitton, Christian Dior and Fendi, sued eBay
    for more than £30 million worth of damages by their endorsement of counterfeit designer goods
    Reasons to STOP Fashion Piracy

    SIGN BY CLICKING HERE AND FORWARD THIS LINK TO OTHERS.

    http://www.arts-of-fashion.org/

    Major offenders on my list are so far:

    Yadea – http://www.modernclassic.cn/

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  • A designer who Lives it – Classics and Quality

    For a designer having quality furniture in your own life means constant reference to the real deal and continual reference to detail.  Designers and quality controllers need to not only have grown through a driving career based on technical experience, but they need to have the rub off from historical richness and detail: The best retail design practitioners (and I’m thinking of Rob Scarlett for example) seem to breathe it; it’s a given and they have it in their DNA from birth.


    To find the right quality in a designer look at not only a good CV but peer into his world, where he or she lives and how they seek out their daily inspiration.  It is so important to have the right fundamental appreciation framework.  It keeps your ideas intact when working under the daily design production process. Fundamentals which recur and manifest through to the surface even under pressure or jet lag.

    With the right fundamentals the client/designer relationship shares the common ground: a love of quality and classics could be enough to carry forward long term partnerships.

    Casa Parma lounge restored 17th century chest and fire surround
    In our family home we are lucky enough to be surrounded by 17th century Italian classics.  It is an inspiration and a place where ones centre, or core interests, become honed.

    If I need to check a Louise cabriole leg proportion I go into the dining room.

    Beyond that if one were to strip back the ornamentation of these fair pieces one would have a stunning modern sku!… ready for lacquer and glass top… and shooting next day for a web launch for example.

    You can do that alongside the real article in a way that strikes more powerful chord … out of what is known and measurable. The result should resonate, become easily ranged and simply sell well because of its genuine pedigree.

    Fundamentals in classics, I believe are the crucial building blocks of success in retail design today.

    Wild Italian cabriole gilded tavolino with faux Sienna marble top 17th century
    Nick Garrett
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