Karim Rashid
dal 22/2/2007 al 30/3/2007
Segnalato da
22/2/2007
Karim Rashid
Galeria Leyendecker, Santa Cruz de Tenerife
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Karim Rashid is a leading figure in the fields of product, interior design, fashion,
furniture, lighting and art. Born in Cairo, half Egyptian, half English, and raised
in Canada, Karim now practices in New York. He is best known for bringing his
democratic design sensibility to the masses. Designing for an impressive array of
clients from Alessi to Georg Jensen, Umbra to Prada, Miyake to Method, Karim is
radically changing the aesthetics of product design and the very nature of the
consumer culture. To date he has had some 2000 objects put into production and has
successfully entered the realm of architecture and interiors as evidenced by the
design of the Morimoto restaurant in Philadelphia and Semiramis hotel in Athens
which won a Sleep05 European Hotel Design Award.
Karim was awarded the 2006 Honorary Doctorate from the Ontario College of Art and
Design. Other awards include the 2005 Honorary Doctoratefrom Corcoran College, 2005
Pratt Legends Award, 2004 A.D. Dunton Alumni Award of Distinction from his alma
mater, 2002 ID Magazine Annual Design Review Best of Category, and 2003 best Retail
Store in the USA. His work is in the permanent collections of 14 Museums worldwide
including MoMA and SFMoMA and he exhibits art in various galleries, such as Sandra
Gering and Deitch Projects. Karim was an associate Professor of Industrial Design
for 10 years and is now a frequent guest lecturer at universities and conferences
globally. Karim has just published his guide to living "Design Your Self' from Regan
Books, 'Digipop' a digital exploration of computer graphics (Taschen 2005), a
portfolio book published by Chronicle books (2004), as well two monographs titled
'Evolution' (Universe, 2004) and 'I Want to Change the World'(Rizzoli, 2001). He
edited the International Design Yearbook 18 for Calmann and King 2003 and released
two CD's on boutique label, Neversto. His own exclusive shop was opened in New York
in 2005.
Opening: 23rd february 2007, 8:30 pm
Galería Leyendecker
Rambla General Franco, 86 - Santa Cruz de Tenerife
Opening hours: Mon-Fri 10am-2pm + 5-8pm