Kim Kardashian Sued Over Having Furniture Knockoffs
Kim Kardashian attends the 2024 Vanity Fair Oscar Party Hosted By Radhika Jones at Wallis Annenberg Center for the Performing Arts on March 10, 2024 in Beverly Hills, California.
Kim Kardashian may be well-versed in law, but that doesn’t mean she can’t be involved in a lawsuit. Per the New York Times, the Judd Foundation is accusing the SKIMS founder of falsely claiming her furniture was designed by Donald Judd.
Completely denying her claims of her office’s tables and chairs being made by the minimalist artist, the foundation has filed a lawswuit this week against the Kardashian. In a video filmed in her SKKN office two years ago, Kardashian croons that she’s been getting into furniture lately. Calling for her “furniture people,” the reality star points to the kitchen furniture, saying, “These Donald Judd tables are really amazing.” Judd’s work is widely known for his genius with simple forms and were replicas of Judd’s La Mansana Table 22 (costs $90,000, and only three authentic copies have been sold in the last 15 years) and Chair 84 ($9,000 each, with more than 350 sold). The reality star adds, “and totally blend in with the seats.”
The dispute began in 2022 when Kardashian posted the YouTube video, which has since been taken down after the lawsuit was filed this week. The video had nearly four million views, and according to the nonprofit foundation that represents his legacy, her dining set was not a Judd creation. In the suit filed on Wednesday (March 27), the foundation sued Kardashian for making false claims. Clements Design, the California interior design company allegedly behind Kim’s tables and chairs, is also named in the court documents and sued for alleged trademark and copyright infringement.
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While attempting to settle the matter outside of court, the foundation tried to get the video deleted, the furniture destroyed, and for Kardashian to release a public statement. With those requests denied, they chose to sue. Clements Design and the Judd Foundation attempted to “resolve this issue amicably,” the retailer said in a statement to the NYT, noting that there were “obvious key differences” between its design and Judd’s.
The foundation “was unwilling to settle on reasonable terms.” Pointing out in an invoice description describing “the style of Donald Judd,” a lawyer stated that Kardashian’s furniture is “lower quality.” In a statement released by the foundation’s attorney: “We don’t want to be mixed up with Kim Kardashian. We respect what she does, but we don’t want to be involved with this.”
Additionally, the furniture sold by the foundation is a key source of revenue, and they say this drama could tarnish their reputation. “Consumers are likely to believe Judd Foundation and the Donald Judd brand are connected or affiliated with, or otherwise sponsored or endorsed Ms. Kardashian,” the lawsuit reads. “Judd Foundation categorically prohibits customers from using purchased Donald Judd furniture for marketing and promotional purposes.”
Kim has not commented on the lawsuit, but this isn't the first time her over-the-top SKKN office has been under fire.
Kim Kardashian's Overpriced Homeware Collection Dubbed 'Prisoncore'
Kim Kardashian has announced her new home accessories line under her skincare brand SKKN. She discussed it in a new interview with Architectural Digest earlier this week. The line will launch on October 6 with five concrete products: a vanity tray, a round container, a canister, a tissue box and a waste basket.
Kim, 41, told the publication, “I love concrete and gray tones, it feels really zen to me. When I was designing the packaging for my Skkn by Kim skin-care line, I wanted the packaging to look really good in my own home. All my inspiration was concrete sculpture and varying shades of stone. For these new home accessories, I wanted to make sure they really complemented the skin-care line, and were designed to display my products and elevate any home with modern, minimalistic elegance.”
The Kardashians star said her homeware line is helpful for her mental wellness as well adding, “I find that there is so much chaos out in the world that when I come home, the minimalist design creates a sense of quiet and calm.”
Kim took to Instagram Stories yesterday (September 29) to give a tour of her bathroom and bedroom using her new line. “I love these five pieces that we’re launching with. I need to hide all of the not-so-pretty things,” Kim said as she filmed herself in her bathroom.
The price for each item ranges from $65 to $129 or the set can be bundled for $355. ; she described the product in a video post, Kardashian gave more descriptions of her collection.
The tissue box costs $89. “This looks just so good on the counter,” Kim says in her Stories. “Elevate any room with the Tissue Box, crafted from sculpted concrete.” The round canister costs $69 and is modeled after her SKKN moisturizer. She unveiled cotton pads in her video and says that is what she would probably normally fill it to wipe off exfoliator or put on toner. The “little” canister is $65 and was filled with Q-tips, but as Kim says in the video, “If you’re not a ‘Q-tip’ person, I would put my toothbrush and my toothpaste.” The “sturdy” vanity tray costs $65 and holds her SKKN products. For those who have a few pieces of her skincare line, Kim suggests filling the empty space in the tray with towels to “mix it up.” Finally, the wastebasket will cost $129 and Kim says, “You obviously need it. You need a cute place to put your ugly trash.”
Kim closed the video in her sitting room and said, “I love home design, I love furniture. I love everything about the aesthetics of a home. I think it says so much about you. And the one thing that I feel like really stood out to me is that there wasn’t really good home accessories that you can have in your bathroom. So that’s why I wanted to give them to you guys.”
After unveiling the homeware line, people shared their thoughts on the aesthetics and the high price point of the collection. Folks on Instagram described it as “prisoncore,” “mausoleum chic,” “void of life” and that it was “giving Flintstones.” See what people are saying about the new SKKN collection on Twitter below:
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