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Love It or Hate It? Karim Rashid Kouple Tub
Designed by Karim Rashid, the Kouple tub can also be paired with a matching Kouple sink, which mimics the shape of the tub and, of course, is in Rashid's signature pink. Can you imagine bathing with your honey in this very, very pink tub?
Love It or Hate It?
Guess What This Product Is
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?
Nice and New: Karim Rashid's Poly Chair
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.
Designer Spotlight: Jason Miller
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.
Karim Rashid Wears Only Two Colors
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.
Would You Want a Pink and Curvy Seat For Your Love Shack?
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
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.
Designer Spotlight: Karim Rashid
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.
Dirt Devil KONE and KURV by Karim Rashid
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Sale Alert: New Discounts at Design Within Reach
Design Within Reach doesn't always live up to its name when it comes to pricing. But the one-stop shop for mid-century modern design does have some super sales.
It just newly discounted more than 50 products, including a few DWR exclusives, some trendy accent pieces, and furniture by Eames and other legendary names.
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