Q: How do I get in contact with owner for permission to use a design?
A: If the design is a registered copyright, you may be able to find contact info within the US Copyright Office. If the design is a registered trademark, you may be able to find contact info within the US Patent and Trademark Office. If there's not any registration for the design you would need to track this person down via traditional means (e.g. sending an email or phone call to whatever source you can find).
Erik Špila agrees with this answer
A: I would like to also add that if its design registered in other countries than it can also be trackable through design registry. EUIPO for instance has registry of Community design valid in EU where contact information of design owners can be found.
A: You might also try looking at the metadata for the site where you found the design. Sometimes contact info can be found there.
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