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Karim Rashid

    September 18, 1960

    Karim Rashid is an exceptionally prolific creator whose work transcends the boundaries of traditional design. His ability to connect ideas, materials, and aesthetics from diverse fields enables the creation of innovative products and spaces. Rashid's work, recognized globally, reflects a commitment to democratizing design and enhancing everyday life. His vision extends beyond objects into architecture and digital art, constantly pushing the frontiers of creative expression.

    Digipop
    Karim Rashid
    Design Your Self
    From the Beginning
    Karim Rashid
    • 2017
    • 2006

      Design Your Self

      Rethinking the Way You Live, Love, Work, and Play

      • 340 pages
      • 12 hours of reading

      Celebrated industrial designer Karim Rashid explains how to optimize all areas of life, aesthetic and spiritual, in this colorful, beautifully designed book. Design wonderkind Karim Rashid, whose projects range from the Trump Towers apartments to Lacoste sportswear to the ubiquitous Umbra garbage can, prescribes an organizational and style overhaul in Design Your Life. In short, sharp chapters, he tackles topics as diverse as the wardrobe, office space, love life, and diet, answering perplexing questions like how to properly pack a suitcase, use colors to accent a room, and carve out free time in a busy schedule. Whether the reader is looking to redesign his physical space or spiritual life, Design Your Life offers comprehensive guidance that is straightforward and easy to follow. Rashid's philosophies center on quality over quantity, space over clutter, clarity over complexity, and a marriage of form and function in every design. With each page in vibrant color and packed with his charming artwork and sketches, Design Your Life is an ideal gift book–and the very embodiment of Rashid's functional style.

      Design Your Self
    • 2001

      Karim Rashid

      I Want to Change the World

      • 252 pages
      • 9 hours of reading

      A sweeping survey of Karim Rashid's art and design innovations features unique lighting, tableware, manhole covers, and a Garbo trashcan, among other notable designs. Original.

      Karim Rashid
    • 2001

      Karim Rashid

      • 252 pages
      • 9 hours of reading

      Karim Rashid is one of the best-known and most prolific designers at work in the world today, he enjoys a reputation for endless invention and innovation. This book on his designs includes newly commissioned photography and Rashid's own digital renderings of his work. It showcases all of his award-winning work and also features other items such as his new cosmetic's packaging for Prada.

      Karim Rashid