Toni posts about design rip-off

#3
Wow I'm shocked that another company copied their backpack, which looks really cute btw and I'm sad is sold out. I love the fact that I don't really worry about HH fakes and I hope it stays this way.
 
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acschjenn said:
Wow I'm shocked that another company copied their backpack, which looks really cute btw and I'm sad is sold out. I love the fact that I don't really worry about HH fakes and I hope it stays this way.
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:wtf:Darn it..is there no shame in the design world? The HH backpack looks like a version of the corcovado..the colors are unisex...shoot..:nuts:the Gaiam one is adorable and I love the color and the print...HH...please please....karma may be a byatch..but....could you maybe use one of your amazing prints to do a backpack..;)?
 
#9
That little metrocard pouch ( rectangle with a little half circle cut out and a dangling O ring) is a DIRECT rip from HH's Pallenberg clutch/Corsaire tote/backpack. The little card pouch is very specific on HH designs.
 
#10
Here is the message I sent to GAIAM through their contact page:

I was saddened to read about this company's design theft (please reference the backpack that was designed exclusively for Anthropologie by Hayden Harnett of Brooklyn, NY). I earn my bread and butter as an artist, and it is particularly distressing to me when another artist's design is stolen. This seems at odds with how GAIAM presents itself to the buying community- I will be sure to pass along my thoughts about design theft and GAIAM to my girlfriends in Yoga and Bar Method class.

Very poorly done, indeed. In the future, please take care to be ethical in how your business is conducted. Those of us who fit your target demographic do actually care about these things.

Regards,
Bonnie Bandurski
 
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bonbandurski said:
Here is the message I sent to GAIAM through their contact page:

I was saddened to read about this company's design theft (please reference the backpack that was designed exclusively for Anthropologie by Hayden Harnett of Brooklyn, NY). I earn my bread and butter as an artist, and it is particularly distressing to me when another artist's design is stolen. This seems at odds with how GAIAM presents itself to the buying community- I will be sure to pass along my thoughts about design theft and GAIAM to my girlfriends in Yoga and Bar Method class.

Very poorly done, indeed. In the future, please take care to be ethical in how your business is conducted. Those of us who fit your target demographic do actually care about these things.

Regards,
Bonnie Bandurski
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You GO, woman! Absolutely perfect!
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And GAIAM is not just a 'Yoga' business - I've purchased the occasional item through their web site, and I don't do Yoga ...
 
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bonbandurski said:
Here is the message I sent to GAIAM through their contact page:

I was saddened to read about this company's design theft (please reference the backpack that was designed exclusively for Anthropologie by Hayden Harnett of Brooklyn, NY). I earn my bread and butter as an artist, and it is particularly distressing to me when another artist's design is stolen. This seems at odds with how GAIAM presents itself to the buying community- I will be sure to pass along my thoughts about design theft and GAIAM to my girlfriends in Yoga and Bar Method class.

Very poorly done, indeed. In the future, please take care to be ethical in how your business is conducted. Those of us who fit your target demographic do actually care about these things.

Regards,
Bonnie Bandurski
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Kudos!
Great comments.
 
#14
Gingey - HH has done a print backpack for Anthropologie. In fact, the Anthro ones have been out for several seasons, before HH has done them for... HH. You can sometimes see them on Ebay or on the Anthro site.
 
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