We’d love to help – give us a buzz on 1300 628 825Eames DswEames ChairsRay EamesDining ChairsDining RoomsDining FurnitureDining TablePlastic MainPlastic WhiteForwardThe Matt Blatt Replica Eames DSW Side Chair - Plastic by Charles and Ray Eames - Matt Blatt Aldis replica eames lounge chair and ottoman reviewed on Jul 07, 2016 reviewed on Apr 25, 2016 Replica antonio citterio spoon stool - shonky!!!! reviewed on Apr 15, 2014 Looked nice for the first year and then started to deteriorate! Bad warranty, very bad quality. 2 people found this helpful, do you? A lot of furniture looks great online but the actual product is not. What you pay is what you get! $250 won't buy you a decent stool that lasts for a long time. Please think about the production co... posted on May 03, 2014 Replicas are not Real - Buyer Beware! reviewed on Nov 27, 2012 Warned off before I made the mistake - there's nothing to like about stolen IP. Replica, and badly produced at that.
reviewed on Jun 24, 2012 Damaged, bad service, did not want to refund, charged some bs fee of $220, disgraceful 11 people found this helpful, do you? Most workers in the shop do not know furniture. They are salespeople without any furniture knowledge. It's true with some retailers and most online shops. We know someone who is doing extremely wel... reviewed on Jun 19, 2012 Nothing - after seeing competitors prices Damaged - shocking customer service 4 people found this helpful, do you? 5 out of 5, reviewed on Aug 02, 2011 feel liek pure luxury I don't get to have one at my desk!They premium and that couldn't be further from the truth. Has several issue's which a "premium" product should not! They below poster praising Matt blatt is obviously a employee... anyone with a brain can see that. posted on Aug 13, 2012.au/jackson-armchair/)See MorePinReplica FeatherstoneFeatherstone ChairFeatherston MattFeatherston ContourReplica LoungeView ReplicaChair MattblattFurniture SofaCentury FurnitureForwardThe Matt Blatt Replica Grant Featherston Contour Lounge Chair by Grant Featherston - Matt BlattSee MorePinReplica ChairsReplica FurnitureFurniture OutletFeatherston MattFeatherston ContourGrant FeathertonList ReplicaFeature
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American furniture brand Herman Miller announced it was taking legal action against Matt Blatt in September, claiming the company’s website was misleading consumers as to the authenticity of certain items by selling counterfeit furniture – specifically, copies of certain Charles and Ray Eames pieces – that were not clearly identified as replicas. Herman Miller, a company whose history dates back to 1905, has been producing Eames designs since the 1940s and owns the rights to produce and sell Eames originals. Herman Miller elected to take the dispute over the Eames trademark to the Federal Court of Australia, and the matter has now been settled. The terms of the settlement remain confidential, however the Matt Blatt website currently displays the following message: “Matt Blatt’s replica products are not manufactured or approved by, or affiliated with, the original designers, manufacturers or distributors including Herman Miller, Charles or Ray Eames, Knoll, Fritz Hansen, Flos, Studio Italia, Giogali, Artemide Spa, Tolix or Xavier Pauchard.”
The Eames imitation designs are identified as replicas across the website, though they still retain the ‘Eames’ in their product name. This latest legal battle is not the first time Herman Miller has gone public with the battle against replica furniture – Matt Blatt gave a public and legally binding undertaking to Herman Miller in 2006 to clearly identify the imitation Eames designs it sells as replicas. Jeremy Hocking, Vice President of Herman Miller Asia Pacific, said: “Some peddlers of copy products mislead the public into thinking they are buying the iconic Eames products designed for Herman Miller. It has once again taken legal action by us to ensure that a distributor does not misuse Herman Miller’s trademarks and design credentials to mislead the public.” Hocking continued: “Nevertheless we are satisfied with the radical changes to Matt Blatt’s website that were implemented immediately after our legal proceedings commenced. I’m pleased to say that Tebi Pty Limited (trading as Matt Blatt) have also given a further public and legally binding undertaking that gives further protection to Herman Miller’s rights.
So we’re happy and we think all manufacturers of original and authentic designs will also be happy that we’ve been able to win this small but significant battle for the ethics of authentic design.” Herman Miller is one of over 40 members of the Authentic Design Alliance, an organisation established in 2010 to support the integrity of original, authentic design and protect the intellectual property rights of designers and licensed manufacturers. For more recent ADR coverage regarding IP rights in Australia and internationally click here.Herman Miller is a high-end furniture company that owns the production licenses for timeless pieces including the Eames Lounge Chair (above), the Eiffel Chair and the Aeron Chair. Matt Blatt is a furniture company that specialises in replica designer furniture (it lists 437 individual replica items on its website) that are generally manufactured in China and significantly cheaper than the originals. A genuine Eames Lounge Chair costs around AU$5,400, while the Matt Blatt replica costs AU$1895.
Herman Miller recently announced it was taking legal action against Matt Blatt over copyright infringement of the Eames name. Despite Matt Blatt publicly undertaking in 2006 to “clearly identify the copies it markets of the iconic Charles and Ray Eames designed furniture as replicas”, it had failed to do so on a number of occasions. The matter was settled prior to appearing in court. Though the terms of the settlement remain confidential, Jeremy Hocking, Vice President of Herman Miller Asia Pacific, confirmed that they are “satisfied with the radical changes to Matt Blatt’s website that were implemented immediately after legal proceedings commenced”. These changes include the following statement in bold on Matt Blatt’s homepage: “Matt Blatt’s replica products are not manufactured or approved by, or affiliated with, the original designers, manufacturers or distributors including Herman Miller, Charles or Ray Eames, Knoll, Fritz Hansen, Flos, Studio Italia, Giogali, Artemice Spa, Tolix or Xavier Pauchard“.
Even with the word replica plastered all over its website, Matt Blatt does remain entitled to use the Eames name however. The differences between original and replica furniture may be difficult for the casual observer to discern. A detail here, a material there are all that separates the two. It could be argued therefore that the original Eames Lounge Chair, at over 2.5 times the price of the replica, is a waste of money. From a distance, under heavy fog or to the myopic, the differences between original and replica may be few, but for those who really care about good design, we argue that the money is merely a hurdle to surpass on the way to ownership of an original piece of designer furniture. It is likely the additional cost of an original offers the potential of increased resale value, however of more interest to us is the unquantifiable values it embodies. In buying original furniture, we are participating in the long and exciting history of design. We are purchasing an object that blossomed out of the minds of the world’s most celebrated designers.