Kardashian settles Judd knockoff suit

Kim Kardashian in a screenshot made available in a complaint against Kardashian in which she allegedly claimed that the La Mansana Table in the image was a genuine Donald Judd creation. 

The Judd Foundation settled a claim with Kim Kardashian and Clements Design earlier this June, according to ArtNews.com, The claim alleged that Kardashian had promoted knockoff versions of the late artist’s minimalist tables and chairs.

 The Judd Foundation, a non-profit group dedicated to the legacy of artist Donald Judd, had sued reality-television star and entrepreneur Kim Kardashian and design firm Clements Design in California federal court last March for allegedly featuring fake versions of his furniture in a YouTube video, and claiming that they were genuine Judd furniture.

"If you guys are furniture people — because I've really gotten into furniture lately — these Donald Judd tables are really amazing and totally blend in with the seats," Kardashian said in the video, according to screenshots included in the complaint.

The La Mansana Table by Donald Judd. Image: © Martien Mulder. Courtesy Judd Foundation

According to a company statement, "In August 2022, Ms. Kardashian posted a video (with more than 3.7 million views) to her personal YouTube channel, which featured knockoff Donald Judd Furniture, a company of Judd Foundation. The designs included two of Donald Judd’s most renowned designs: La Mansana Table (two tables) and Chair 84 (numerous chairs) that Ms. Kardashian falsely attributed to being “Donald Judd.”The tables in question are reminiscent of Judd’s La Mansana Table 22 and Chair 84. The video received more than 3.6 million views before it was removed. In 2024, the foundation sued her over false claims, as the dining set is not an authentic Judd.

In what appears to be part of the settlement, Chron.com reported that the reality star and business mogul now owns genuine Donald Judd-designed furniture. 

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