i’m pretty smitten. uo does have a history of ’stealing’ design, even from their own contracted designers, but perhaps it’s become the cost of affordable design?
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This is incredible cute!
May 18th, 2009 / 7:06 pm
Shameless ripoff of this: http://www.georgjensen.com/English/Collections/Living/Bar%20Wine/Elephant%20Bottle%20Opener.aspx?pagenumber=2
May 19th, 2009 / 9:11 am
I wonder if their is a chance that Mr. Jensen sold this to UO, but their track record might lead me to believe otherwise.
May 19th, 2009 / 11:02 am
Cute! As one of the other comments said though, it does remind of something else.
May 19th, 2009 / 12:01 pm
i’m pretty smitten. uo does have a history of ’stealing’ design, even from their own contracted designers, but perhaps it’s become the cost of affordable design?
May 19th, 2009 / 1:52 pm
from UO: “Created with precision and quality craftsmanship by Jergen Moller for luxury design company, Georg Jensen. ” FWIW
May 20th, 2009 / 4:19 am
I would have thought it was a kiwi, not an elephant.
May 20th, 2009 / 7:16 pm
I didn’t even notice that Georg Jensen was the name of the shop, lol. Good catch slowe.
May 21st, 2009 / 12:53 am
very elegant and a Kiwi was a a good shout.
May 26th, 2009 / 12:33 pm
Hope have an opportunity to cooperate with you for the product of bottle opener and others.Tks! Sam
Jun 17th, 2009 / 5:46 am
Nice design. Rip off though??
Feb 7th, 2010 / 8:31 am