Occupation Industrial Designer Albums Change the World | Name Karim Rashid Website www.karimrashid.com | |
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Role Industrial designer · karimrashid.com Artwork Oh Chair, V-Ribbon, V-Cube, V-Infinity, V-Soul Spouse Ivana Puric (m. 2008), Megan Lang (m. 1995–2005) Siblings Hani Rashid, Soraya Rashid Similar People Hani Rashid, Marc Newson, Yves Behar Profiles | ||
Karim Rashid: Acclaimed Cultural and Industrial Designer, Creativity and Innovation Speaker, TV Host
Karim Rashid is an industrial designer. His designs include luxury goods, furniture, lighting, surface design, brand identity and packaging. Time magazine has described him as the "most famous industrial designer in all the Americas".
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- Karim Rashid Acclaimed Cultural and Industrial Designer Creativity and Innovation Speaker TV Host
- Karim rashid bio life
- Career
- Personal life
- Publications
- Awards and honors
- Further Collaborations
- References
Karim rashid bio life
Career
Rashid received a Bachelor of Industrial Design in 1982 from Carleton University in Ottawa, Canada. He pursued graduate design studies in Naples, Italy, with Ettore Sottsass and others, then moved to Milan for one year at the Rodolfo Bonetto Studio. Rashid went on to work with KAN Industrial Designers in Canada. There he co-founded and designed the Babel Fashion Collection and North between 1985-91. In 1992 Rashid opened a private design studio in New York City.
Rashid's designs include the Garbo waste can, the Oh Chair for Umbra, a concept store for Giorgio Armani, manhole covers for the sewers of New York, perfume bottles for Kenzo, bobble water bottle, watches and tableware for Alessi, lighting for Artemide and products for Veuve Clicquot. He has also worked with Audi, Samsung, Swarowski and Armani. In addition Rashid has designed for Kenzo, Method, Bombay Saffire, Finé Water Japan, Sexy Beast USA, Davidoff, Issey Miyake, Estee Lauder.
Rashid has recently been selected to design several real estate developments in New York City for HAP Investments, a New York City based International investment group.
Karim's work is featured in 20 permanent collections and he exhibits art in galleries worldwide including the MoMA, Centre Pompidou, and SFMOMA. He holds honorary doctorates from the Ontario College of Art & Design, Pratt Institute and Corcoran College of Art & Design. Karim is a frequent guest lecturer at universities and conferences speaking about the importance of design in everyday life.
In 2012, Danish designer and manufacturer BoConcept collaborated with Rashid to create the Ottawa Collection, which won the Red Dot Design Award.
In 2016, it was announced that Rashid is designing the multimillion-dollar makeover of Temptation Resort and Spa, in Cancun Mexico.
Personal life
Rashid was born in Cairo, Egypt to an Egyptian father and English mother. He was born with the umbilical cord wrapped around his neck and had developmental delays and a speech impediment. The family emigrated to Canada where Rashid was raised. Rashid attended high school in Mimico, Toronto.
Karim was formerly married to digital designer Megan Lang, but the couple divorced. Rashid married Ivana Rashid (née Puric) in 2008. Together they have one child, Kiva Rashid.
Rashid is the brother of famed architect, Hani Rashid, of Asymptote.
Karim is known for wearing all white or all pink clothing.
Publications
Awards and honors
Rashid has won the George Nelson Award in 1999, the Canadian Designer of the Year award in 2001, and the Red Dot Design Award in 2012.
In 2010 Rashid won the Pentaward, a worldwide packaging design awards competition. The award (silver) was won jointly by Box House and Karim Rashid Studio. He is the very first designer to receive this special Pentaward for his creative excellence in packaging design.
Further Collaborations
2012 Collaboration with Terence Koh for a limited collection on the occasion of the 10th anniversary of the Italian Brand Peuterey