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Plagiarius award 2012. Winners.

Sep 27, 2012

original on left | click > enlarge

a favorite competition. no evidence that the knockoff has looked better than original. in 2012 three prizes and seven distinctions were awarded out of 26 entries. and the winners are…

above> 10th place: 3-D Construction Toy Block “LaQ Mini Kit Shark” Original: YOSHIRITSU Co., Ltd., Tokyo, Japan. Plagiarism: Qiaoyang Toys, PR China



above > 9th place: Folding-Plate. Original: VBGGROUP Truck Equipment GmbH, Krefeld, Germany. Plagiarism: Manufacture: PR China.



above > 8th place: Pressure Gauge. Original: tecsis GmbH, Offenbach, Germany. Plagiarism: unknown. Distribution: Suzhou LINK Automatic Instrumentation Co., Ltd., Suzhou, PR China.



above > 7th place: Veggi Cut Revolution “swizzzProzzz sP20” Original: swizzzProzzz AG, Beckenried, Switzerland. Plagiarism: unknown. Distribution: Ningbo Well Rich Imp. & Exp. Co., Ltd., Ningbo, PR China.



above > 5th place: Cross-Cutting Garlic Mincer “The GarlicTwist GT2” Original: NexTrend Products, California, U.S.A. Plagiarism: Mascot Europe B.V., The Netherlands.



above > 4th place: Fan “Dyson Air Multiplier AM01” Original: Dyson Ltd., Malmesbury, Great Britain / Dyson GmbH, Cologne, Germany. Plagiarism: Manufacture: PR China.



above > 3rd place: Fog Generator for Mosquito- and Pest Control “Swingfog SN 50” Original: Swingtec GmbH, Isny, Germany. Plagiarism: Shenzhen Send-Tech Co., Ltd., Shenzhen, PR China.



above > 2nd place: Salad Making System “Salad Chef” Original: Genius GmbH, Limburg, Germany. Plagiarism: Ninghai Xidian Jianfeng Plastics Mould Factory, Zhejiang, PR China.



above > and the winner is! Lightweight Forged Wheel “AC Schnitzer Type V” Original: AC Schnitzer automobile Technik, Aachen, Germany. Plagiarism: Distribution: rimlux GmbH, Essen, Germany.

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Is dylan gagosian-worthy?

Oct 4, 2011

left/concept: designapplause | original art: designapplause | execution: designapplause
If you haven’t heard, Bob Dylan’s exhibit of his paintings titled “The Asian Series” which can be seen at New York’s Gagosian Gallery is in the news. His fan club blog, Expecting Rain, appears to have discovered and announced that the paintings are very near look-a-likes to photos found online. Anything wrong with that?
left/boys playing chess in front of the trocadero hotel | dmitri kessel || bob dylan installation view | click to enlarge

The following figures are for dramatic affect, you know, creative license: media is feeding (1%); savants are chuckling (5%); lawyers are chuckling (5%); fans defending (10%); critics are opining (15%); the rest, wtf—guessing (64%). DesignApplause feels its mission is to raise awareness by asking the tough questions and providing links to resources to ease the mind.

[DA] What were Dylan and Gagosian thinkin?
a> Gagosian thinks they can slip one past the public
b> Dylan thinks he can slip one past both Gagosian and the public
c> Gagosian and Dylan weren’t thinkin
d> Gagosian and Dylan and fan club actually plan this for a bigger media blast
e> All of the above

[DA] What best describes Dylan’s creative process on The Asian Series?
a> entire project done in complete isolation so no one said Bob are you sure you want to do this?
b> bounced ideas off John Birch Society
c> bounced ideas off Richard Prince
d> bounced ideas off Gagosian
e> followed business as usual borrowing from this and that

[DA] Each of BD’s paintings is $350,000 with only four left to purchase. There was a private showing. Which painting below is worth more?
left/very strong resemblance to campbell soup can | right/very strong resemblance to an okinawa soba photo | click to enlarge

a> painting on left, the artist is dead
b> painting on left, the painting is older
c> painting on left, not done by a folk singer
d> painting on left, is more well known
e> all of the above

[DA] How many buyers will be returning their purchases when they find out that their BD paintings were non-original images? btw—small torn campbell soup pepper pot can painting (62) sold for $11.8M in 2006
a> all of them
b> 33%
c> 66%
d> none of them
e> flipping them for $500k

You know what’s a bit over the top? Richard Prince wrote the text for “The Asia Series” catalog. Prince and Gagosian lost a suit with French photographer Patrick Cariou. Coriou accused Prince of copying 41 of his photographs. We’re told the catalog has since been shelved. Is this serendipity? [Ed: Gagosian confirms catalog is on sale at gallery 5 Oct]
Let’s close with a quote from Solomon, “The thing that hath been, it is that which shall be; and that which is done is that which shall be done: and there is no new thing under the sun.”

left/what to you think? gagosian-worthy? we love you bob

[ gagosian gallery ] [ the new yorker ] [ artinfo ] [ scott warmuth ] [ expecting rain ]

dates: 20 september | 22 october
venue: gagosian gallery | 980 madison avenue new york city

Plagiarius 2009. Winners.

Mar 10, 2009

plag2009-4One of my favorite competitions. Waiting for when the knockoff looks better than original. Original on left. And the winners are…

above: #4 — this one comes down to most vibrant color award.
plag2009-3
above: #3 — trying real hard to change this and that.
plag2009-2
above: #2 — great job copying every detail. hopefully knockoff is xxx-large.

plag2009-1
above: #1 — and the best rip of 2009. sorry, i do like cleaner graphic of knockoff.
plag2009-5
above: special award. not sure why this falls into special category. maybe bonus packaging points .

The jury met on January 17, 2009. Three prizes, five distinctions and two special prizes have been awarded; total entities: 30.

image rights: Action Plagiarius
photos: left: original – right: plagiarism
see the other winners

Plagarius awards 2008.

Feb 11, 2009

plagiarirus2008
It’s been a year. Where are the 2009 Plagiarius Award winners? We are eagerly waiting. (more…)

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