New Nirve Bike - Tahitian Sunset (tiki laced) - Collecting Tiki

TS Tom Slick Tiki Socialite The Beaches of South Bay, SoCal Joined: Aug 26, 2005 Posts: 1093	TS Tom Slick Posted posted on Thu, May 13, 2010 9:10 AM I get Sven's point. They didn't push the creative realm hard enough. The Concept is there, the fit and finish product as far as the artwork goes falls short. But devil's advocate here, Don't you think that Nirve used a more generic "public domain" tiki to avoid lawsuits, and avoid paying someone royalties or a fat paycheck given the economy? I would guess so, personally. Believe me, I would have sold my soul, and ran out to Nirve factory if it was done in Bumatay fashion, but I'm sure nobody at Nirve has heard of him before. Still, I stand by my original post, that I actually like it, even the way the colors blend and fade into eachother, kinda like the "flounder art decal mug" from tiki farm.

I get Sven's point. They didn't push the creative realm hard enough. The Concept is there, the fit and finish product as far as the artwork goes falls short. But devil's advocate here, Don't you think that Nirve used a more generic "public domain" tiki to avoid lawsuits, and avoid paying someone royalties or a fat paycheck given the economy? I would guess so, personally.

Believe me, I would have sold my soul, and ran out to Nirve factory if it was done in Bumatay fashion, but I'm sure nobody at Nirve has heard of him before. Still, I stand by my original post, that I actually like it, even the way the colors blend and fade into eachother, kinda like the "flounder art decal mug" from tiki farm.

Post #529937 by Tom Slick on Thu, May 13, 2010 9:10 AM