“Gerd,

I have been made aware of a comment you (or an impostor) posted on http://www.contemporist.com on the 1st of April this year on my design Sans Serif.

“Gerd Couckhuyt on 01 Apr 2009 at 11:24 am #

sans serif is verry bad copy ……shame on you
if you want to copy …you have too look better

Zuri bar Belgium &Modular lightning instruments
in 2006

from the designer him self

GERD COUCKHUYT” (link)

I’ve decided to reply to you personally rather than on a blog.

We are an Australian company specialising in custom made fittings for casinos , clubs, hotels and shopping centres, and we release new concepts and designs every month to our clients. The design of the Sans Serif was derived from our Halo pendant, the idea was to use a sustainable / recyclable material (plywood) in a fitting that can be easily disassembled and recycled. As we deal in custom made fittings, the form and specs are tailored to suit any specific project, and the fact that the form chosen to present this fitting resembles one of your designs was unfortunate and unintentional. My apologies if any offence was caused.

As we suffer as much as any design company from copies, we have made he decision to remove the Sans Serif in it’s current form from our web-site and catalogues. If you have any further queries regarding this, please don’t hesitate to contact myself.

If you are ever passing through Australia, don’t hesitate to drop in and see us and what we do.

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Regards,

Conrad Johnsson

Yellow Goat Design Pty Ltd
31 Olympic Circuit
Southport Qld 4215 Australia
P: 61 7 5532 8659
F: 61 7 5591 4733
http://www.yellowgoat.com.au “

Zuri bar Belgium &Modular lightning instruments
in 2006

from the designer him self

GERD COUCKHUYT