Bauhaus | Designer | Producer | Product | Tecnolumen
Irritating as they are, forgers are rarely daft.
You only very occasionally find one purveying, for example, fake Billy Ray Cyrus albums. Or fake Greek State Bonds.
They prefer to stick to things they are certain they can sell with ease.
Which is why Bauhaus furniture is so highly regarded by professional forging gangs.
Not only is everyone familiar with the important pieces, but it all looks so simple. Who can tell the difference?
However, aside from the potential safety issues, a copy never lives up to the construction quality of the original nor bestows that ineffable extra value a quality produced object brings to a space.
And so most people realise far too late that the price that seemed too good to be true. Was.
One of the most commonly copied Bauhaus era products is the WG 24, one of the so-called Bauhaus Lamps by Wilhelm Wagenfeld. A piece that fits perfectly into the categories "instantly recognisable" and "much sought-after"
And so as part of a campaign to highlight the problem of fake furniture design classics, the Bremen based producer, and sole licence holder and so sole authorised producer of the Wilhelm Wagenfeld Bauhaus Lamps, Tecnolumen are offering to exchange your unauthorised WG 24 copy for the real thing.
A chance, as it were, for all victims of unscrupulous dealers to finally get the product they thought they were purchasing.
The promotion runs from September 15th 2012 until November 15th 2012, is however only open to private individuals resident in Germany. And is limited to the first 100 applicants
Full details on "No Fake", including the somewhat detailed terms and conditions can be found at www.no-fake.info
