Synopses & Reviews
Karim Rashid is the best-known and most prolific young designer practicing in America today. On the brink of household-name celebrity, he is already a superstar among design aficionados.
Rashid was born in Cairo and raised in England and Toronto. With a career that began at age nineteen, Rashid is now forty and the author of more than two hundred designs, ranging from coat racks to mailboxes, perfume packaging to lighting, tableware to high fashion. His Garbo trashcan, just two years in production, has become a design icon, with more than two million units sold. His extraordinary commercial success has been mirrored by critical acclaim. His work is in the collections of museums worldwide, including The Museum of Modern Art, New York, San Francisco Museum of Modern Art, and The Montreal Museum of Decorative Arts.
Among the projects featured in this book are those designed for Sony, Issey Miyake, Umbra, Prada, Tommy Hilfiger, and many more. This, the first comprehensive book on his design, has been written and designed in collaboration with Rashid and includes essays by a handpicked, stellar list of contributors.
Synopsis
Karim Rashid is the best known and most prolific young designer practicing in America today. On the brink of household-name celebrity, he has fast become a superstar among design aficionados by revolutionizing the visual standards of minimalist design with his fresh, colorful, sinuous, and sensual objects. His work is in the collections of museums worldwide, including The Museum of Modern Art, New York, the San Francisco Museum of Modern Art and The Montreal Museum of Decorative Arts. This book is the first comprehensive survey of Rashid's designs, his products and the philosophy behind them. Edited and designed in close collaboration with Rashid and including a stellar list of contributors from the design community contributors this book is sure to be the reference source for years to come.
About the Author
Karim Rashid opened his own design practice in 1993. Hi extraordinary commercial success has been mirrored by critical acclaim. He's received more than 26 awards, most recently the prestigious Daimler-Chrysler award for design excellence.