London luxury brand sends legal notice to Pakistani event organiser.

KARACHI -- British luxury furniture brand Jimmie Martin has sent a legal notice to Amina Rashid Khan of Raka Events in Pakistan for what it says is imitating their aesthetic for one of Karachi's most talked about events: the Kidney Centre fund-raising brunch. The brunch, which took place at Beach Luxury Hotel earlier in January, is one of the city's most-awaited events with fancy food, decor and the city's elite in attendance.

Seats go for Rs15, 000 and this year, more than 700 people attended. Jimmie Martin representative in Pakistan, Sana Chaudhry, confirmed to SAMAA Digital that her clients had sent Raka Events a notice for what it said was copying their work and using their name on an invitation without giving prior their knowledge or asking for consent. 'It is absolutely and unequivocally a theft of someone's intellectual property,' she said.

'They are a well-known duo who handmade their products. Their art is synonymous only with their names. No one else in the world does this type of art. They have big celebrities, royalty and a lot of Pakistani clients too.' SAMAA Digital reached out to Amina Rashid Khan from Raka Events for comment but she did not respond. A representative from the Kidney Centre said that they didn't have anything to do with what was happening. The designers make customized furniture with handpainted artwork, lamps, cushions and wallpaper.

Their clients, as per their website (https://jimmiemartin.com/) include: Madonna, Liam Gallagher, Surrey Hotel, Selfridges among others. In a video shared with SAMAA Digital, Jimmie of Jimmie Martin said that he just wanted to set the record straight for their clients. 'There was a charity event held in Karachi for the Kidney Centre by Amina Rashid Khan. The brunch's theme was perfect imperfection and the majority of the decor was replications of our hard work and furniture.

Neither the Kidney Centre nor the event manager reached out to us to inform us about this or asked for our permission before reproducing our work,' he said. 'The invitation cards for the brunch also had a completely fabricated quote attached to our name. Once again, our name was...