Karim Rashid
Born in Cairo in 1960 - half Egyptian, half English – and raised in Canada, Karim Rashid practices in New York. His perspective and clients are global, and while he considers himself more of a cultural provocateur, his projects range from products, interiors, fashion, furniture, lighting, art and music to installations.
He opened his own practice in New York City in 1993. He has worked for numerous clients globally including, Prada, Yahoo!, Davidoff, Zero Disegno, Magis, Issey Miyake, Totem, Pure Design, Zeritalia, Fasem, Guzzini, Estee Lauder, Giorgio Armani, Sony, Zanotta, Citibank, YSL, and others. He has over 70 objects in permanent collections and his design work has been exhibited at the Philadelphia Museum of Art, Museum of Modern Art, New York; San Francisco Museum of Modern Art among others. His work has been published in International Design magazines.
