Chihuly goes to Court
There’s a great article in today’s New York Times about a lawsuit between Dale Chihuly and a former employee cum competitor. Chihuly contends that Bryan Rubino is knocking off his glass designs and wants him to stop. It’s an interesting portrayal of Chihuly’s glass empire and contains such interesting bits as this: due to a surfing injury, for the last 27 years Chihuly hasn’t blown any of his own glass creations! I’ve seen a number of Chihuly installations, and really like his work, but I agree with one of the “experts” quoted in the article: Chihuly is bound to come off poorly in this endeavor. I imagine the public feeling a little bit like Dorothy when, after pulling back the curtain, she discovered the Wizard of Oz was someone rather ordinary.
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August 9th, 2006 at 10:36 pm
Chihuly & Kaindl Lawsuit, Seattle Times Articles about Chihuly Inc., GAS Newsletter Article about the Lawsuit, and General Discussions.
The Seattle Times 3 Day Exclusive “Series” starting on Sunday August 6th. 2006 “Chihuly, Inc.” has exposed interesting information that should include follow-up discussions on this GAS forum. The Seattle Times also provides PDF files of the actual court filing on both sides for you to view…
For those who haven’t seen the Seattle Times articles. Here is the link that will provide you with the entire 3 day and 9 page series of the articles, Lawsuit documents in PDF formats and sub-links. Go To: http://seattletimes.nwsource.com/news/local/chihuly/ to go to the 3-day series and downloadable PDF’s.
SEATTLE TIMES – Titles of the “Exclusive” 3 Day Series Include:
PART 1: BUILDING AN EMPIRE
“Inside the Glass Empire”
What Do You Get When You Buy a Chihuly?
Fax to a glassblower. “Here’s a little sketch but make whatever you want”
PART 2: BENIFITING FROM CHARITY WORK
“Chihuly Benefits from His Own Philanthropy”
Taking a closer look at the artist’s affiliation with charities.
KCTS discusses its relationship with Chihuly.
PART 3: DEFENDING HIS TERRITORY
“Chihuly Turns Up Heat on Competing Artists”
“Billy” O’Neill: Dale Chihuly’s Right-Hand Man.
Arkansas artist responds to Chihuly complaint that he’s making “replicas”.
Six-page confidentiality agreement required of Chihuly employees.
LAWSUIT DOCUMENTS [PDF’s]
Copyright – Infringement Suit
Robert Kaindl’s Counterclaim
Bryan Rubino’s Counterclaim
Chihuly wants to Seal Suit
Kaindl, Rubino argues against it
Again the Seattle Times 3-Day Series link is: http://seattletimes.nwsource.com/news/local/chihuly/
As users of this Forum… What do you think of this Art Lawsuit?