Karim Rashid Bücher

Wie ein Musikstudio mit digitaler Technik alte Songs remixen und Stilelemente «sampeln» kann, so spielt und komponiert der aus Ägypten stammende, in New York arbeitende Industriedesigner Karim Rashid mit den Stilelementen der Design-Moderne und transformiert sie konsequent in eine eigene, unverkennbare Handschrift. Der international anerkannte Popstar setzt dabei auf Sophistication, Farbsinn (meist Zweifarbigkeit, wie bei einem Straßenkreuzer), Amerikanismen, Klischees, Modernismen und Zitate aus der modernen Kunst – von der Op Art eines Vasarely bis zu einprägsamen Mustern aus der Graffiti-Subkultur. Er inszeniert sein Werk als Gesamtkunstwerk an den Schnittstellen von Musik, Mode, Kunst und Design. Rashids Designwelten wirken dadurch auf den Konsumenten wie ein Tagtraum, in dem die Grenzen zwischen Realem und Virtuellem unmerklich zerfließen. Diesen Simulationen von Traum und Wirklichkeit hat die Neue Sammlung ihre Auftakt-Ausstellung zur geplanten Reihe CHANGE gewidmet.

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.

Form Editions promotes and deepens the research on contemporary designers through the publication of a volume devoted to works by Karim Rashid in collaboration with companies from around the world. The objective is to present objects, installations, and testimonials from friends and associates, capturing all aspects and facets that make his career and life extraordinary. Hundreds of products are described and commented on by the author to investigate the evolution of his design language and contemporary design. Text contributions, interviews, and personal images show the figure of Karim Rashid and his relationship with leading figures in the world of art, fashion, design, and industrial production. The book is written in collaboration with Marco Casamonti, former curator of the exhibition "Karim Rashid an edit from the last 15 years," presented at the Triennale in Milan during the Salone del Mobile 2011. The figure of Karim Rashid goes beyond the designer; he enjoys a popularity without boundaries and expresses the personality of a complete artist. A global creative, he has starred in sensual and minimalist design that has captured the market with over 3000 designs in production, eclectic and eccentric, capable of perceiving more than the standard reactions and sensations generated by space and what occupies it. Karim Rashid aims to change the world with design.

Virtuelles Design von Karim Rashid – Der New Yorker Designer Karim Rashid – Autor des Buches – hat eine extreme Vorliebe für die Farbe Pink. Organische Formen in schrillen Farben bestimmen die Entwürfe des gebürtigen Ägypters. Seine Ideen für Dinge des Alltags (Möbel, Kleidung, Verpackungen, etc.) als auch seine wilden Creationen für namhafte Marken (Coca Cola, Armani, Estée Lauder, Davidoff) sind absolut hip. Das Buch widmet sich speziell den knallbunten Welten seines virtuellen Graphic Designs.