KARIM RASHID
Karim Rashid was born in Cairo, Egypt in 1960.
Karim is a leading figure in the fields of product and interior design, fashion, furniture, lighting and art. Half Egyptian, half English, raised in Canada, Karim now practices in New York. ?He is best known for bringing his minimalist, high design aesthetic to a mass audience. Designing for an impressive array of clients from UMBRA to PRADA, MIYAKE to METHOD, MAGIS to FOSCARINI, Karim is radically changing the aesthetics of consumer product design, and the very nature of the consumer culture. To date he has had over 2000 objects put into production. This spring Karim was awarded an Honorary Doctorate from the Corcoran College of Art & Design in D.C. His work is in the permanent collections of 14 Museums worldwide and he exhibits art in various galleries.
Karim was an associate Professor of Industrial Design for 10 years and is now a frequent guest lecturer at universities and conferences globally. Karim has published two monographs titled 'I Want to Change the World'(Rizzoli, 2001) and 'Evolution' (Universe, 2004) as well as a new portfolio book published by Chronicle books (2004), and 'Digipop' a digital exploration of computer graphics (Taschen 2005). He edited the International Design Yearbook 18 for Calmann and King 2003. Karim will soon be seen on the USA networks latest reality television show, Made in the USA.
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