Which designer would you think of when I mention Orange with Shocking Pink?
Hint? He's a product designer.
Did I heard the answer.....Yes....It's Karim Rashid we're talking here.
Recently I had read Karim Rashid: Compact Design Portfolio by Marisa Bartolucci and Raul Cabra. It gave me an better idea of this phenomenon Designer and I must say, "He really is one determined man!" He nearly got kick-out of school because his designs & ideas were so over-the-top and his lecturers felt his works couldn't be fit into the reality. No company would use his works because they were too futuristic and unconventional. He had to sent in hundreds and hundreds of design proposal before one of them is selected....
Taken from Wikipedia:
Rashid advocates a "democratic" design sensibility, suggesting that high-quality design should be accessible to the masses; both literally, in the sense that it should not limited to expensive, limited-run objects; and figuratively, in the sense that an aspect of good design is that it should be appealing to most people. He has designed objects for major brands, including Alessi, Georg Jensen, Umbra, Kenzo, Prada, Issey Miyake, and Method. He seeks to change the aesthetics of product design, and the nature of consumer culture.
Physically, his approach to design can be described as functional and holistic, aiming for the most simple, elegant shape that will effectively and ergonomically meet the requirements of an object's purpose. His Oh Chair for Umbra was a critical success, receiving praise in InStyle and the New York Times style section. He designed the Dirt Devil Kone. In 2006, Rashid designed his first album cover art for ObliqSound's CD "The ObliqSound Remixes Vol 2" and also created a plastic handbag/carrying case for the CD, fabricated by Melissa of Brazil and which now sells in fashionable locales like the W Hotels and the MoMA Design Store. In the July 2, 2001 issue of Time, he was dubbed "the poet of plastic".
His works are in 14 different museums worldwide.
* for more info on Karim Rashid, please visit his website
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