Karim Rashid

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Rashid (2016)
Born1960 (age 63–64)
Cairo, Egypt
Alma mater Carleton University
Occupation Industrial Designer
Known forIndustrial design of plastic consumer products
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Karim Rashid (born 1960) is an Egyptian-born and Canadian-raised industrial designer. His designs encompass a wide range of products, including luxury goods, furniture, lighting, surface design, brand identity, and packaging. According to Time magazine, Rashid is hailed as the "most famous industrial designer in all the Americas" and the "Prince of Plastic" for his innovative work. [1] [2] [3] He is primarily located in New York City but also maintains offices in Belgrade, Miami, and India. [4] [5]

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Early Life and Education

Karim Rashid was born in 1960 in Cairo, Egypt, to an English mother and an Egyptian father who was an abstract artist. [6] Rashid is the brother of the famed architect Hani Rashid of Asymptote. [7] His sister, Soraya Rashid, is a painter and musician. [5] He was born with the umbilical cord wrapped around his neck and experienced developmental delays, being unable to speak until the age of four. [8] The family emigrated to Mississauga, Ontario, Canada, when Karim was five years old. [9] Rashid demonstrated an interest in designed objects from a young age, sketching the luggage he saw on the ship to Canada. [10]

He attended high school at Woodlands Secondary School in Mississauga, Ontario, where he further pursued his passion for design and sewed himself a pink satin suit for his graduation. [8] Rashid received a Bachelor of Industrial Design in 1982 from Carleton University in Ottawa, Ontario, Canada. [1] He pursued graduate design studies in Naples, Italy, under Ettore Sottsass and then moved to Milan for a year, working at the Rodolfo Bonetto Studio.

Career

Starting in 1984, Rashid worked with KAN Industrial Designers in Canada for 7 years, where he created x-ray equipment and small useful objects, such as a mailbox and a snow shovel. [11] [6] From 1985 until 1991, he co-founded and designed the Babel Fashion Collection and North. [6] In 1993 Rashid opened his own private design studio in New York City. [6]

Rashid's work is featured in 20 permanent collections.[ citation needed ] His pieces are exhibited in museums worldwide, including the MoMA, [12] Centre Pompidou, [13] and SFMOMA. [14] He is known for designs such as the "Garbo" waste can and "Oh Chair" for home accessories company Umbra, [15] [14] a concept store for Giorgio Armani,[ citation needed ] perfume bottles for Kenzo, bobble water bottle, watches and tableware for Alessi, lighting for Artemide and Martinelli Luce, [16] and products for Veuve Clicquot. [17] [18] He has also worked with Audi, Samsung, Swarowski and Armani. [19] In addition Rashid has designed for Kenzo, Method, Bombay Saffire, Finé Water Japan, Sexy Beast USA, Davidoff, Issey Miyake, Estee Lauder. [20] In 1999, he designed manhole covers for the sewers of New York. [21]

While working for Ettore Sottsass, Rashid became dedicated to infusing his pieces with a welcoming "human" quality, finding the majority of industrial designs to be too imposing. [22] Rashid has discussed his interest in the psychological power of objects and spaces, and often works with color palettes which have emotional significance to him; pink, for example, is a staple in his designs as he believes it "creates a sense of well-being, or energy, or of positive spirit," and lime green is used in kitchens as it is "conducive to dining". [23] The mid-century modern influence is evident in Rashid's work, though he prefers to embrace the digital world and look toward the future for inspiration. His style is sometimes described as "sensual minimalism". [22] He was the first designer [24] to participate in the "design burger" [25] "Design Dialogues", a series of visual interviews in which the designer is given a Copic pen and number of written prompts, and responds to these with only drawings. [26]

In 2004, he designed his first hotel, the Semiramis in Athens, Greece. [10]

In 2008, Rashid teamed up with prizeotel Founder & CEO Marco Nussbaum, to become the exclusive Designer for the Economy-Design Hotelbrand.[ citation needed ]

In 2012, Rashid had a collaboration with artist Terence Koh, for a limited edition of winter coats for the 10th anniversary of the Italian Brand Peuterey. [27] [28]

Rashid was selected in 2014 to design several real estate developments in New York City for HAP Investments, a New York City-based International investment group. [29]

In 2016, it was announced that Rashid is designing the multimillion-dollar makeover of Temptation Resort and Spa, [30] in Cancun Mexico. [31]

Awards

He holds an honorary doctorate degrees from the OCAD University (formerly Ontario College of Art & Design) in 2006, [32] Pratt Institute in 2014 [33] and Corcoran College of Art & Design in 2005. [34] And in 2016 an honorary doctorate, Doctor of Laws, or honoris causa, from Carleton University. [35] Karim is a frequent guest lecturer at conferences, speaking about the importance of design in everyday life. [36]

In 2012, Danish designer and manufacturer BoConcept collaborated with Rashid to create the Ottawa Collection, which won the Red Dot Design Award. [37] Rashid has won the George Nelson Award in 1999 and the Canadian Designer of the Year award in 2001. [38]

In 2010 Rashid won the Pentawards, 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.

In 2017 Rashid was awarded the Lawrence Israel Prize by the Fashion Institute of Technology in New York City. [39]

He is also part of jury panel of Aisa Design Prize in South Korea [40] and FEEEL Design World Prize in Canada [41]

Personal Life

Karim Rashid's first marriage was to digital painter Megan Lang in 1995. [42] The couple later divorced in 2005. [5] He met Lang in 1991 while Rashid was briefly teaching as an assistant professor at the Rhode Island School of Design; she was an undergraduate student at the time. [43]

In 2008, Rashid married Ivana Purić, a Serbian chemical engineer. [44] [5] He met Ivana Puric at a party in Belgrade in 2006 while working as an ambassador for the second installment of Belgrade Design Week. [45] Together, they have one child, Kiva Rashid, born in 2013. [46] [47]

In 2016, they legally separated, and their divorce was formally concluded in 2018. [48]

Karim Rashid is known for wearing white or pink clothing. [49]

Publications

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