Anyone reverse-engineered designer furniture by having it made in China etc. & imported back home?

Question by Sisyphus: Anyone reverse-engineered designer furniture by having it made in China etc. & imported back home?
Some things look so simple but they’re expensive because they’re made by a famous designer. I think the right people in China could cheaply make a good replica with quality material, saving lots if it’s all shipped home in the one container. Anyone have experience in this field?

Best answer:

Answer by Handey Randy
Making cheap replica’s is what China does.

This is one of the reasons that good American manufacturing jobs have moved overseas. Spurred on by US government deregulation of the last 30 years, and the tax avoidance of capitalists.

Replica’s, unless it is by the designer, can become patent infringement, and subject to Patent law enforcement.

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