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Guess What This Product Is

CasaSugar — Wed, 08 Apr 2009 06:15:09 -0700

This product is made by designer Karim Rashid, and performs a necessary duty in your household cleaning routine. Can you guess what this product is?

Bare Bones: Karim Rashid's Yum Bowl

PetSugar — Wed, 25 Jun 2008 07:00:13 -0700

I happen to like Karim Rashid's designs, especially his line of products you can find at Target (one of my favorite stores)! But, did you know he also produced a nicely modern, yet functional pet bowl?

The white version made a big splash when it first hit the shelves and, when I spotted the Karim Rashid-designed chocolate, pink, and green Yum Bowls over at Cheengoo, I decided that I like them even more than the originals! Thankfully, the designer dishes are not as expensive as you might think – the large bowls come in at $45 dollars, while the smaller set is only $36 dollars – totally doable for something that will be part of your decor, as well as help to fortify your pooch or feline!

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Nice and New: Karim Rashid's Poly Chair

CasaSugar — Tue, 13 May 2008 13:00:46 -0700

Even though it would be rare to find one of his pieces that would fit into my home's Bazaar Style-oriented design aesthetic, I still can't help but admire Karim Rashid and covet his space-age designs.

I'm definitely loving his Poly chair ($340), which looks like a clever cross between my beloved Louis Ghost Chair and the Blu Dot Real Good Chair. Like the Ghost chair, the Poly is made of polycarbonate. Apparently, the chair was in the works for two years, with three different prototypes created to determine which design offered the most comfort, the perfect degree of inclination, and the most durability. The Poly has already won two international awards, the Chicago Athenaeum’s Good Design Award and the Red Dot Design Award.
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Geek Lust! Karim Rashid's Prism 50 Media Stand

GeekSugar — Tue, 13 May 2008 07:30:00 -0700

Remember all that noise I talked about desperately wanting to mount my flat screen to my wall? Well, I might have to take that back - IF I can have the Prism 50 Media Stand, yet another fabulous and inspirational piece from my design guru, Karim Rashid.

The Prism 50 comes in black and white or all black, and it's just modern simplicity at its sexiest. I like the absence of bells and whistles, as it'll keep me from using my TV stand as a clutter collector. The thing is, I might need the rest of the furniture in the picture too. Yowza.

Karim Rashid Alessiwatches: Totally Geeky or Geek Chic?

GeekSugar — Fri, 02 May 2008 16:02:23 -0700

The indomitable Karim Rashid - known for being a modern artist who puts his twist on practical household items - strikes again. Working with Italian company Alessi, Rashid has made an accessory that's bright, simple, and graphic - all the aesthetic properties I appreciate in my favorite websites and gadgets.

The Alessiwatch comes in black, green, light blue, brown, pink, violet, and red - and I'm already plotting out not which color to get, but which colors. Do these Alessiwatches do the same thing to you, or are you into a fancier or perhaps digital face?

Designer Spotlight: Jason Miller

CasaSugar — Mon, 28 Apr 2008 07:00:53 -0700

Having worked as a studio assistant for Jeff Koons, an art director at Ogilvy and a designer for Karim Rashid between '95 and '01, Jason Miller decided it was time to step up his game and start his own design studio in Brooklyn — and he wasn't getting ahead of himself. Miller has pinned solo exhibitions all over the map, from LA to Tokyo, and everywhere in between, and been applauded with prestigious awards like Bombay Sapphire's "Rising Star" award and Wallpaper's "Best Breakthrough Designer" award, and named a "Tastemaker" by Forbes for his quirky contemporary designs, be it furniture, interiors, or bus stops. If that weren't enough of a pat on the back, his work is in the Permanent Collection of New York's Museum of Arts and Design, and he's got clients like Areaware, Persol, Brookstone, Carlo Rossi, Kikkerland, and Idee at his beck and call.

If you can't place his name, I'll give you a nudge by reminding you of his Ceramic Antler Chandelier, which single-handedly started the hunting trend that The New York Times has so lovingly already pegged "over." A brief glance at his portfolio, marked by low-res photos used as background for projects with titles like "Whatever Flowerpots" and "Dusty Tables," and you'll probably think a: he has no design experience or b: he's got to be joking. Well, that latter is only true, and in truth, the joke's on you; his terracotta flowerpots are shaped, not made, of whatever (beer cans, plastic jugs), and his table doesn't suggest that a neglected furnishing is a design, but the dusty table is coated in a finish making it only appear so — real grime is optional. It's no wonder pubs like Dwell, Domino, Metropolitan Home, and House & Garden have been all over him like, well, dust on a table; he's miraculously made everyday dirt trendy.
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Karim Rashid Wears Only Two Colors

CasaSugar — Tue, 18 Mar 2008 06:00:28 -0700

New York magazine recently profiled five New Yorkers who only wear one color, all day, every day. Industrial designer Karim Rashid, a Designer Spotlight, was one of them. Rashid wears white half the time, and pink half the time; somehow the pink doesn't surprise me.
Here are some of my favorite quotes from the interview:

Rashid on why he wears all white:

In college, I was obsessed with wearing all white. I felt angelic and free. But then, in the early eighties, I started wearing black. That was status quo in the avant-garde. If you were interesting - a designer, an architect - you wore all black.

On why he also wears pink:

Sometimes I think it’s because my mother dressed me in pink when I was a child. She wanted me to be a girl.

On whether or not he wears pink underwear:

The only place in the world that sells men’s pink underwear is American Apparel.

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Would You Want a Pink and Curvy Seat For Your Love Shack?

CasaSugar — Tue, 05 Feb 2008 04:20:52 -0800

Leave it to over-the-top designer Karim Rashid to give us a pretty-in-pink two-person chair for your Love Shack. The Veuve Clicquot Love Seat ($10,000) resembles two huge flower petals with an adjoining middle champagne bucket, connected on a chrome-plated pedestal. The loveseat is a contemporary take on an 18th century French armchair, and with only 120 produced, you know you're getting a rare and romantic piece indeed.

Home Away From Home: Semiramis Hotel Athens

CasaSugar — Tue, 13 Nov 2007 05:16:56 -0800

Semiramis Hotel is a 52-room hotel in Athens, Greece, and designer Karim Rashid's first hotel project undertaking. I guess Rashid has beginner's luck (or really intimidating talent), because the hotel's design is inspiring, polished, and every square inch is original. Of the project, Rashid said, "Hotels today make you feel like you're living in the previous century. That's the last thing I want to do." I'm definitely getting an other-worldly Jetsons-meets-Real-World-house-meets-cruise-ship vibe from my look at the photos, and certainly don't think it resembles the previous century, or any century for that matter. So, he must have pulled it off.

The hotel is located in the suburb of Kifissia, in the heart of evolving Athens, surrounded by high-end boutiques, restaurants, and cafes and set 340 meters above sea level. It features 42 balcony rooms with pool or park view, five poolside bungalows, three penthouse studios, and one penthouse suite, plus all the unnecessary amenities, ranging in price from $337 to $440 a night. If I ever make it to Athens, I'll be sure to get my shop on at the local boutiques. That is, if I can drag myself away from Semiramis's pool deck.
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Designer Spotlight: Karim Rashid

CasaSugar — Mon, 12 Nov 2007 03:32:50 -0800

Canadian-by-way-of-Cairo designer Karim Rashid appears to be a man of endurance. He's successfully tried his hand at designing products, interiors, fashion, furniture, lighting, art-and he's even put out his own CD. Now based in New York, Rashid is best known for bringing his high designs to the average consumer. He's designed for clients such as Dirt Devil, Umbra, Prada, Miyake, and Method. His work is in the permanent collections of fourteen museums, including MoMA and SFMoMA and he exhibits art in various galleries.

For a list of awards he's won in 2007 alone, plus a gallery of his super-mod designs, just read more

Karim's design for the Deutsche Bank Lounge honored with a FAMAB ADAM Award
D&D Building's Stars of Design: Best Product Designer 2007
Best Design 2007 by Gioia Casa: Bonaldo Poly Chair, Gaia and Gino Creemy Coffee Set, Cisal Kawa faucet, Artemide Cadmo lamp
I.D. Magazine Annual Design Review Honorable Mention Packaging: KenzoAmour
Best of NeoCon: Gold Award, Resilient Flooring: Azrock by Tarkett Karim Kolors Tile
Fifi Awards Best Packaging, Women's Prestige & Fragrance of the Year, Nouveau Niche: KenzoAmour
Cooper Hewitt National Design Awards 07: Product Design Finalist
ADEX Award for Design Excellence: Nienkamper Kloud Collection
Red Dot distinction for high design quality: Magppie Tantalo Bottle Opener
LaCie Skwarim inducted into the permanent collection of the Centre Pompidou, France
Red Dot distinction for high design quality: KenzoAmour
EXTRACTS Best New Product Awards: Sexy Beast
iF product design award: LaCie Skwarim

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