![]() ![]() ![]() The lamps' shapes and materials are actually VERY easy to manufacture by many factories in China, and the China factories can make them at lower labor and materials costs than bubble lamps made by HM and Modernica. And this is not considering the bubble lamp copies being made in China. HM sued Modernica not for the benefit of the Nelson estate, but just because HM wanted to be the sole manufacturer of the Nelson lamps, and Nelson's estate is currently suing HM because HM should not own the IP rights for those lamps either. Patent and Trademark Office to use the George Nelson name in their bubble lamps. TL DR summary: Yes, there are copies of Eames and Nelson designs being made and sold, and a lot of the Nelson bubble lamps floating around now were made by Modernica, who was legally allowed by the U.S. The lawsuit focuses on HOW the IP rights were acquired by HM through duplicity. The current lawsuit against HM by the Nelson estate states that when HM sued Modernica in 2015 for making bubble lamps and transferred IP rights to HM, HM should have never been granted those bubble lamp rights to begin with. Produced in 1952 when Nelson was inspired by a hanging. The bubble lamps were original designed by Renwick in Eames office for Howard Miller Clock Co., who sold the lamp business to Gossamer Designs, and Modernica acquired the trademark for using the "George Nelson" name when they began making the bubble lamps. The Nelson bubble lamps are comprised of an assortment of lights in various spherical silhouettes. HM sued Modernica and several American companies over copied Eames chairs, but they are basically helpless against Eames and Renwick/Nelson copied designs made in China. Modernica, along with other American and foreign companies, have also frequently copied Eames designs. Nelson's family has been in disputes with HM since the early 2000s in what the family claims were repeated deceitful attempts at obtaining all of Nelson's intellectual property rights from them. But late last year in 2021, the estate of George Nelson (his widow and children) filed a lawsuit against HM saying that HM set up the George Nelson Foundation as a sham entity to purposely dupe Nelson's widow to transfer all of Nelson's intellectual property to HM. The HM-operated George Nelson Foundation sued Modernica in 2013 for trademark infringement, and that was settled in 2015 with Modernica transferring the intellectual property rights to the GNF. HM set up a nonprofit "George Nelson Foundation" to preserve Nelson's works. Patent office granted Modernica the use of the "George Nelson" name about 10 years later. ![]() Los Angeles furniture company Modernica then started making the Renwick bubble lamps in 1999 and the U.S. Brushed, nickel-plated steel ceiling plate (5.Those bubble lamps have a tangled lawsuit-filled history.įirst of all, it was actually William Renwick who designed the lamps, not George Nelson Renwick designed the lamps while working in Nelson's office. The translucent polymer shade with visible steel infrastructure has an organic shape and is part of the Nelson Bubble Lamp series. This pendant light is available in small, medium, large, and extra-large sizes. I wanted one badly, he once wrote of the Swedish-made light, its wire frame sheathed in silk. The wide shape of the Nelson Saucer Bubble Pendant, along with the gently flowing lines of its steel understructure bring a lovely shape and soft light into any interior. Flashback to 1947: American designer George Nelson became obsessed with a spherical lamp. Herman Miller acquired the design in the 1960s and manufactures these to this day, and companies like Modernica also started reproducing them along the way. The Nelson Bubble Lamps are an assortment of lamps in various spherical silhouettes that emit an even quality of light. Iconic and collectible saucer Bubble lamp designed by George Nelson and manufactured by Howard Miller Clock Company in the 1950s. Designed by George Nelson, p roduced by Herman Miller® ![]()
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