Swoon Editions apologies to freelance designer after producing her work without paying her
UK furniture brand Swoon Editions has apologised to London designer Simone Brewster after producing one of her designs without her knowledge and without paying her.
Swoon Editions co-founder Debbie Williamson apologised to Brewster after the designer noticed the brand was selling a cabinet she designed as part of a freelance assignment. Swoon Editions and Brewster are now negotiating payment and compensation.
"This morning I posted a public apology to Simone Brewster on the Swoon Editions social channels," said Williamson in a statement issued to Dezeen.
"Both professionally and personally, I wanted to ensure that Simone and the wider design industry know that we really value the designers who work with us and that when our processes fall down, we take responsibility and we put it right." "I felt taken advantage of"
The apology comes after the London-bassed designer and artist took to social media to call the company out for exploiting her work. In a series of Instagram posts, Brewster explained how she had been invited to do freelance work for the brand in 2018. The designer agreed that she would only receive payment for designs that were put into production.
"I took on the work and after working with Swoon, handed over the designs, but never heard anything back, and assumed the pieces were not going into production, and so I would not be paid," she wrote.
"But this January I was shocked to see the pieces for sale on Swoon's web...
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