Designer / Knock-Offs
Vintage bronze belt buckle by San Diego artist Jack Boyd.
Image: Lisa Cliff Collection
The "rare & authentic" 18K gold knock-off by Tom Ford.
I've seen a lot of Jack Boyd belt buckles and there is no doubt that this is a direct copy.
Image: eBay
I used to think Tom Ford was kinda cool. He owns a Neutra house and had Tadao Ando design a ranch for him.
Those are the sort of things I would do if I had his bank account.
Image: eBay
Tom Ford's Tadao Ando ranch in New Mexico.
Tom Ford's Richard Neutra house, originally the Brown residence, 1955
Photo: Triangle Modernist Houses
Apparently, his taste in mid-century design not only includes architects like Neutra, but also artists like Jack Boyd.
You would think the former creative director of Gucci and YSL would be sensitive to fakes. Although, instead of low-end copies
of Gucci bags at the swap meet, Ford has stolen a design of a relatively unknown artist and slapped his own name on it.
And he's not the only one stealing designs out there...
Mondoblogo recently called out Kelly Wearstler for ripping off this Auböck bottle opener.
Source: Mondoblogo
Then there's the real bottom of the barrel rip-off artist, Jonathan Adler.
His whole line is one stolen design after another-everyone from Bill Curry to Gio Ponti.
Image: Jonathan Adler
Here's a couple more. Celerie Kemble for Henredon ripping off an Aldo Tura table and
Oscar de la Renta for Century knocking off a Tommi Parzinger cabinet.
Source: Plum Collective