Movim • The Reject Shop faces a legal threat from a UK artist over a flamingo egg cup. Does it have a leg to stand on?

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The Reject Shop faces a legal threat from a UK artist over a flamingo egg cup. Does it have a leg to stand on?

news.movim.eu / TheGuardian • 12 December 2025

Australian retailer tells ceramic artist Hannah Turner it won’t restock the product amid debate over copyright

UK artist Hannah Turner was shocked by the image of a ceramic flamingo-shaped egg cup that showed up on her screen.

She took in its green eyes, the pattern of the feathers, its thin pink legs and its overall shape. She felt recognition.

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The Reject Shop faces a legal threat from a UK artist over a flamingo egg cup. Does it have a leg to stand on?

news.movim.eu / TheGuardian • 12 December 2025

Australian retailer tells ceramic artist Hannah Turner it won’t restock the product amid debate over copyright

UK artist Hannah Turner was shocked by the image of a ceramic flamingo-shaped egg cup that showed up on her screen.

She took in its green eyes, the pattern of the feathers, its thin pink legs and its overall shape. She felt recognition.

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The Reject Shop faces a legal threat from a UK artist over a flamingo egg cup. Does it have a leg to stand on?

news.movim.eu / TheGuardian • 12 December 2025

Australian retailer tells ceramic artist Hannah Turner it won’t restock the product amid debate over copyright

UK artist Hannah Turner was shocked by the image of a ceramic flamingo-shaped egg cup that showed up on her screen.

She took in its green eyes, the pattern of the feathers, its thin pink legs and its overall shape. She felt recognition.