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englishThe imitation method: why is there so much "Italian" furniture in China?
A wise Chinese manufacturer says: there is no need to reinvent the wheel when it has been around for a long time and is in demand. It is much more efficient to take a ready-made model, reduce the cost of production due to technology and local raw materials, and then fill the market with replicas and copies. If you try hard enough, they will look as good as the original and cost much less. In fact, borrowing other people's ideas and creating high-quality analogs is also a kind of skill that the Chinese have mastered better than other nations. Maybe that is why their country occupies one of the leading places in the world economy. The Chinese copy everything from fashionable shoes to entire neighborhoods of tourist cities (including furniture and decorations). They drink coffee from StarFucks, order pizza from Pizza Huh, and see nothing wrong with skillful, convincing imitation. To be fair, we have to admit - not all Chinese goods are created in the image of European masterpieces. There are factories in China that develop their own design and produce author's interior items. But first of all, shopping tourists come here for replicas of famous brands - let's be honest, who wants to overpay for labels?
Replicas from China VS originals from Italy
Our clients often ask us to show them showrooms where you can order high-quality copies of European designer furniture. Of course, we know such places. Although we must warn you - in recent years, the Chinese government has toughened the punishment for the manufacture and sale of fakes. Therefore, factories do not display these goods and do not enter them into catalogs, they are hidden and offered only to trusted intermediaries. Take a look at some Chinese replicas and compare their cost with the cost of the originals.
Poliform leather sofa
Chinese replica: $1,925
Original: $18,000
Ligne Roset leather sofa
Chinese replica: $8,900
Original: $18,000
Minoti White Sofa
Chinese replica: $4,300
Original: $22,000
Bed B&B Italia
Chinese replica: $3,000
Original: $8,700
Bed B&B Italia
Chinese replica: $1,800
Original: $6,000
Poliform solid wood table
Chinese replica: $2,300
Original: $10,000
Poliform armchair
Chinese replica: $904
Original: $3,500
Sink Antonio Lupi
Chinese replica: $578
Original: $3,000
Delightfull Coltrane Floor Lamp.
Chinese replica: $140
Original: $5,000
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The minimum cost of the entire order from China is $30,000!