M2L Names Winners of Genuine Design Competition
The scholarship contest was developed with Ruth Lynford, founder of the New York Eleven consortium of design schools and was judged by a panel including Museum of Arts and Design curator David McFadden and Interior Design web editor Laurel Petriello.
Staff -- Interior Design, 4/27/2010 12:00:00 AM
M2L is once again putting its money where its mouth is in its quest to kill knockoffs. For the second year in a row, it has awarded $8,500 in scholarships to four student winners of its Genuine Design Competition.
Developed in conjunction with Ruth Lynford, founder of the New York Eleven consortium of design schools and judged by a panel including Museum of Arts and Design curator David McFadden and Interior Design web editor Laurel Petriello, the modern furniture distributor's national contest tasked students with creating the most compelling public service announcement video on the harmful impact knockoffs have on the design industry and the necessity of copyrights.
Arizona State University interior design student Katherine Dabkowski grabbed the $3,500 first prize scholarship with a video that delved into intellectual property rights and the moral and legal issues associated with unauthorized reproductions, including trademark infringement and deceptive advertising.
Sarah Muchow, an interior design major at the New York School of Interior Design took home the $2,500 second prize scholarship while Marita Montes of the Fashion Institute of Technology in New York and Stuart Fingerhut of Los Angeles'Art Center College of Design won the $1,500 and $1,000 third and fourth prize scholarships, respectively. Honorable mentions went to NYSID's Kyla Pellicani and Rhodec International's Typhanie Peterson.
See the finalists' videos below.
So Sam, when you die and leave your house to your kids it's OK for any of
us to sell it and keep the money, right?
Thanks!
"You don't take away a man's property just because he's dead"
Mark Twain
Eric Jones - 2010-05-02 08:24:00 EDT
us to sell it and keep the money, right?
Thanks!
"You don't take away a man's property just because he's dead"
Mark Twain
I wish you could protect the designer, but just like in fashion all you have to do is change one little thing about the copy and it is no-longer an exact copy of the original.
Howard L Wiggins Of Hearthstone Interior Design - 2010-04-28 09:24:00 EDT
Um, these videos are pretty weird. The premiss that you shouldn't buy
products that are infringing on copyright is fine but to say that it's to
protect the designer? Um, maybe these students didn't get to that
semester yet but - pretty much all the designers that you showed are
DEAD. The people that benefit are the manufacturers such as Herman
Miller etc. Also, knock-offs SOMETIMES are of lower quality but not
always. Again, saying don't buy stolen designs is fine but perhaps part
of the problem is how much "real" design costs? Comparisons were
drawn to art - well, Anselm Adams used to price his prints based upon
the cost of paper and chemicals to print them. I don't like the idea that
good design should be reserved only for the wealthy. Lastly, the third
video with the dogs - that is really messed up man! One dog is "real"
and one isn't?! I think the canine breeding industry is bizarre and
wrong, especially with the number of euthanized animals every day. I
think you need to rethink your worldview.
Sam Hall - 2010-04-27 15:54:00 EDT
products that are infringing on copyright is fine but to say that it's to
protect the designer? Um, maybe these students didn't get to that
semester yet but - pretty much all the designers that you showed are
DEAD. The people that benefit are the manufacturers such as Herman
Miller etc. Also, knock-offs SOMETIMES are of lower quality but not
always. Again, saying don't buy stolen designs is fine but perhaps part
of the problem is how much "real" design costs? Comparisons were
drawn to art - well, Anselm Adams used to price his prints based upon
the cost of paper and chemicals to print them. I don't like the idea that
good design should be reserved only for the wealthy. Lastly, the third
video with the dogs - that is really messed up man! One dog is "real"
and one isn't?! I think the canine breeding industry is bizarre and
wrong, especially with the number of euthanized animals every day. I
think you need to rethink your worldview.
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