No Regrets (y)
Online web store Etsy is supposed to be for home craftsmen and the art that they make.
Looks like Ecologica Malibu doesn't exactly fit the model.
From
regretsy:
The Etsy Featured Reseller: Ecologica Malibu
From time to time, Etsy chooses some armpit hair enthusiast or hipster weenie from their legion of unemployed, and elevates them to the lofty position of Etsy Featured Seller. Etsy then publishes a feature on the newly-minted Hot Glue Czar, and everyone in Cupcaketown turns out to slobber over their wet-felted overlord.
I love the Featured Seller pieces, mostly for the the interview. Honestly, I�d be happy just to read about their dreams of living with bears in an ice cream castle, or seeing how long it takes them to mention Catcher in the Rye.
But every once in a while you get a little something extra.
This is Esty�s most recent featured seller, Ecologica Malibu.
Ecologica Malibu is run by Mariana Schechter. She�s super conscious about the environment, and makes all her furniture out of old boats and other reclaimed wood from places like Bali.
While all of Mariana�s pieces are different due to the unique nature of the reclaimed wood, the style is very distinct, and hard to mistake for anyone else�s.
What follows is an interesting story complete with screen-caps proving that Ecologica Malibu shares a physical street address with a wholesale company called All From Boats / Bali Ha�i Imports. AFB sells identical pieces as Mariana. When someone asked her about this, she said that she and four carpenters make all the furniture (also screen-capped).
Busted!
Posted by DaveH at April 23, 2012 4:27 PM