Blog — Be Original Americas

Meet ‘The Button’ - A New Tech for Fighting Knockoffs

And we’re offering it to our members first.

ProtectionAlyssa YoungFebruary 7, 2019Moooi, The Button, Design Within Reach, Design ProtectionComment

5 Ways You Can Help The Cause

What can YOU do in the fight for original design?

ProtectionAlyssa YoungDecember 8, 2018Join the causeComment

Where to Find Original Design this Holiday

Our tips for bringing authenticity into your home this season.

Design in the Era of Trump

Watch our round table with a panel of industry experts about how the current administration's tariffs are affecting the design industry.

EventsAlyssa YoungNovember 27, 2018Gensler, LGC Design, Ted Boerner, Studio O+A, Council, Fast Company, Event, TariffsComment

Originality and the Maker Community

Loll Designs talks the Maker Movement, original ideas, and design community.

Guest BlogAlyssa YoungNovember 1, 2018Loll Designs, Manufacturing, Made in USA, Craftsmanship

5 Tips for Protecting Your Brand

Our member Niche Modern gives us their best tips for protecting your design.

ProtectionAlyssa YoungOctober 16, 2018Niche Modern, CopyrightComment

Valuing Original Design: From Inception to Installation

From Original BTC, original design means investing in the designers and the process that creates it.

Guest BlogAlyssa YoungSeptember 20, 2018Original BTC, Guest Blog, Member, Lighting, Glassblowing, Manufacturing

2018 Fellowship: From Design Students to Designers

For 8 weeks this summer, 2 students explored the ins and outs of the industry through in-the-field experiences with our members.

FellowshipAlyssa YoungAugust 9, 2018#BEOAFellowship, Fellowship, 2018 Fellowship

Design in the Time of Tariffs

From Ted Boerner, the effects of current tariffs go well beyond cost.

Guest BlogAlyssa YoungJuly 13, 2018Ted Boerner, Tariffs, Manufacturing, DesignComment

In Good Company, By Design

Designer Brad Ascalon talks about why the design industry sticks together.

Guest BlogAlyssa YoungApril 11, 2018Brad Ascalon

Why Every Designer Needs to Care about Design Integrity

From Gensler Co-Managing Principal Kenneth P. Baker, the reason all designers need to value originality in design.

Guest BlogAlyssa YoungMarch 28, 2018Gensler

Ask a Retailer: Soft Square

Read how this retailer brings original design from the factory floor to a person’s home.

Guest BlogAlyssa YoungFebruary 15, 2018Soft Square, Retail

Knockoffs, Because "The Client Can't Afford the Real Thing"

Retailer Gabriel Ross weighs in on how to get clients & customers invested in original design.

Guest BlogAlyssa YoungDecember 7, 2017Gabriel Ross, Retail

Debunking the Myth: Original Design is Too Expensive

m.a.d. furniture design talks how originality and price are not mutually exclusive.

Guest BlogAlyssa YoungNovember 8, 2017m.a.d. furniture designComment

Inspiration vs. Copy

Bend Goods on where inspiration stops and copying begins.

Guest BlogAlyssa YoungSeptember 26, 2017

2017 Fellowship: A Different Way to Learn Design

Watch how our 2017 Student Design Fellows spent the summer learning in the field.

FellowshipAlyssa YoungAugust 16, 20172017 Fellowship

2016 Fellowship: What Did Our Design Students Learn?

Our 2016 Student Design Fellows share their stories after a summer of hands-on learning.

FellowshipAlyssa YoungAugust 12, 20162016 FellowshipComment

Be Original Americas meets with U.S. Customs & Border Protection

Be Original Americas meets with U.S. Customs & Border Protection and U.S. Department of Homeland Security on on protecting original design.

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