Dandelion Greens Cutlery from Anthropologie

Dandelion Greens Cutlery from Anthropologie
Dandelion Greens Cutlery from Anthropologie (Images from .anthropologie.com)
I fell for the 'Dandelion Greens Cutlery' from Anthropologie the moment I saw it on the Anthropologie website. My first thought was 'I need to buy it this time. I missed the chance to buy this gorgeous flatware once...and I do not want to miss it again.' It took me a while to realize that I did not miss the chance to buy this cutlery from Anthropologie but I missed the chance to buy the cutlery 'Maisy' from Habitat some years ago. I started researching for Habitat's Maisy cutlery and was really confused when I found some images online. It looks almost exactly the same. Apparently Anthropologie just did some minor tweaking in the shape of the cutlery and in the floral pattern. Both flatwares are made from stainless steel and the pattern is laser etched. Habitat's Maisy designed by Louise Jenkins was sold for something between 200 and 250 € for a 16-piece set in Germany - the main reason why I didn't get it back in 2007. (And which I deeply regret till today.) Anthropologie's Dandelion Greens is way cheaper and sells for 18 € for a 5 piece setting. I'm still torn if I should grab the chance now and get the flatware from Anthropologie or if I should refrain from buying because it may (!) be an imitation. I do not want to make any allegations but this looks like a strange coincidence, right? Or did Habitat sell the design to Anthropologie? But well, why did they do some alterations then? But can it be true that Anthropologie 'borrows' a design from Habitat? Any thoughts? I'm indecisive and confused...

Maisy Cutlery by Habitat
Maisy by Habitat (Images from madame.lefigaro.fr)
Posted by Frau Haselmayer at Saturday, February 13, 2010 |
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5 comments:

  1. das ist wirklich ein wunderschönes Besteck - würde ich gern mein eigen nennen! danke fürs zeigen!

    ich wünsche einen schönen Valentinstag!
    gruß dani
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  2. Hi
    I too missed out on the Habitat Maisy cutlery and deeply regret it - I saw your posting today while desperately seraching for somewhere that might still sell it or something similar and now it seems that Anthropologie no longer sells the dandelion flatware - has your search found anything else like this?
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  3. No, I'm sorry. I, too, found out that Anthropologie stopped selling it. I tried looking at ebay a while ago to find the Habitat Maisy cutlery but wasn't successful. :(
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  4. Hello,
    I would like to congratulate you on your taste and also say that I have a brand new Maisy cutlery set for sale at the moment on ebay.co.uk and for less than Habitat charged.
    To me it looks like Anthropologie took inspiration from the reasonsbly new technique of etching cutlery with designs. I think it does illustrate the detail in Habitat's design. To me the Anthropologie's designs are too full, not delicate or refined enough, as is the shape (and no doubt weight) of the cutlery- Habitat's is elegant. It may cost a bit more but it has to be worth it.
    Tom. toms-house.
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  5. hey i am too searching for the maisy cutlery has anyone had any joy finding any???
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