{"id":131311,"date":"2014-05-13T14:50:41","date_gmt":"2014-05-13T18:50:41","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/newwebdev.wordpress-developer.us\/hauteresidence\/?p=131311"},"modified":"2014-07-14T21:43:48","modified_gmt":"2014-07-15T01:43:48","slug":"one-one-jack-trades-designer-karim-rashid","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/newwebdev.wordpress-developer.us\/hauteresidence\/one-one-jack-trades-designer-karim-rashid\/","title":{"rendered":"A One-on-One with Jack-of-all-Trades Designer Karim Rashid"},"content":{"rendered":"<p dir=\"ltr\" style=\"text-align: left;\">Two decades ago, <a href=\"http:\/\/www.karimrashid.com\" target=\"_blank\">Karim Rashid<\/a> launched a design practice with a very broad\u2013yet simultaneously narrow\u2013vision. He sought not to focus his creative energy on any particular aspect of the industry, but instead on multiple avenues, in hopes of fulfilling a clear, singular dream: to influence all aspects of daily life through his artistic craft.<\/p>\n<p dir=\"ltr\" style=\"text-align: left;\">Highly intrigued by the physical world, Rashid boldly set out to master nearly every fathomable sector in his trade, including graphic, jewelry, interior, architectural and technological design, in order to explore and influence the way physical material shapes everyday experiences.<\/p>\n<p dir=\"ltr\" style=\"text-align: center;\"><a href=\"https:\/\/newwebdev.wordpress-developer.us\/hauteresidence\/wp-content\/uploads\/2014\/05\/Karim-Rashid-Garden-Chair-archiexpo.com_.jpg\"><img fetchpriority=\"high\" decoding=\"async\" class=\"aligncenter size-full wp-image-131461\" src=\"https:\/\/newwebdev.wordpress-developer.us\/hauteresidence\/wp-content\/uploads\/2014\/05\/Karim-Rashid-Garden-Chair-archiexpo.com_.jpg\" alt=\"Karim Rashid Garden Chair - archiexpo.com\" width=\"1154\" height=\"701\" srcset=\"https:\/\/newwebdev.wordpress-developer.us\/hauteresidence\/wp-content\/uploads\/2014\/05\/Karim-Rashid-Garden-Chair-archiexpo.com_.jpg 1154w, https:\/\/newwebdev.wordpress-developer.us\/hauteresidence\/wp-content\/uploads\/2014\/05\/Karim-Rashid-Garden-Chair-archiexpo.com_-300x182.jpg 300w, https:\/\/newwebdev.wordpress-developer.us\/hauteresidence\/wp-content\/uploads\/2014\/05\/Karim-Rashid-Garden-Chair-archiexpo.com_-1024x622.jpg 1024w\" sizes=\"(max-width: 1154px) 100vw, 1154px\" \/><\/a><strong>Garden Chair<\/strong> <em>(Photo courtesy of archiexpo.com)<\/em><\/p>\n<p dir=\"ltr\" style=\"text-align: left;\">The renowned artist\u00a0has since outlined the creation of a wild assortment of things\u2013from small-scale objects like office desks,\u00a0<a href=\"http:\/\/www.asus.com\/uk\/Notebooks_Ultrabooks\/Eee_PC_1008P_Seashell_Karim_Rashid_Collection\/\">laptops<\/a>\u00a0and\u00a0(award-winning) <a href=\"http:\/\/blog.pentawards.org\/?p=14259\" target=\"_blank\">vodka bottles<\/a>, to grander creations such as\u00a0furniture,\u00a0<a href=\"http:\/\/www.hap-ny.com\/hap-six-ny.html\">residences<\/a>\u00a0and\u00a0<a href=\"http:\/\/www.nhow-hotels.com\/berlin\/en\/concept\/designer\">hotels<\/a>\u2013and\u00a0has\u00a0collaborated with a long list of luxury product companies in his storied career, including Prada, Kosta Boda, Orrefors, Davidoff, Veuve Cliquot, YSL, Giorgio Armani, Issey Miyake, Estee Lauder and Cappellini.<\/p>\n<p dir=\"ltr\">The eclectic designer is currently working on variety of ventures across the globe, including a condominium in Latvia; three hotels (one in Germany, one in Malaysia, one in Israel); and four residential buildings in Manhattan (in partnership with Israeli developer, <a href=\"http:\/\/www.hap-ny.com\/\" target=\"_blank\">HAP<\/a>). The Canadian native also has a high-end, advanced mobile phone in the works (which, he confessed, is unfortunately still too nascent for him to divulge much about), and is in the process of planning a bevy of interiors worldwide (among them, a dental clinic in his homeland).<\/p>\n<p style=\"text-align: center;\"><a href=\"https:\/\/newwebdev.wordpress-developer.us\/hauteresidence\/wp-content\/uploads\/2014\/05\/Miami-Tower-Karim-Rashid-Curbed-National1.jpg\"><img decoding=\"async\" class=\"aligncenter size-full wp-image-131605\" src=\"https:\/\/newwebdev.wordpress-developer.us\/hauteresidence\/wp-content\/uploads\/2014\/05\/Miami-Tower-Karim-Rashid-Curbed-National1.jpg\" alt=\"Miami Tower - Karim Rashid - Curbed National\" width=\"1200\" height=\"799\" srcset=\"https:\/\/newwebdev.wordpress-developer.us\/hauteresidence\/wp-content\/uploads\/2014\/05\/Miami-Tower-Karim-Rashid-Curbed-National1.jpg 1200w, https:\/\/newwebdev.wordpress-developer.us\/hauteresidence\/wp-content\/uploads\/2014\/05\/Miami-Tower-Karim-Rashid-Curbed-National1-300x199.jpg 300w, https:\/\/newwebdev.wordpress-developer.us\/hauteresidence\/wp-content\/uploads\/2014\/05\/Miami-Tower-Karim-Rashid-Curbed-National1-1024x681.jpg 1024w, https:\/\/newwebdev.wordpress-developer.us\/hauteresidence\/wp-content\/uploads\/2014\/05\/Miami-Tower-Karim-Rashid-Curbed-National1-720x480.jpg 720w, https:\/\/newwebdev.wordpress-developer.us\/hauteresidence\/wp-content\/uploads\/2014\/05\/Miami-Tower-Karim-Rashid-Curbed-National1-222x148.jpg 222w, https:\/\/newwebdev.wordpress-developer.us\/hauteresidence\/wp-content\/uploads\/2014\/05\/Miami-Tower-Karim-Rashid-Curbed-National1-702x468.jpg 702w, https:\/\/newwebdev.wordpress-developer.us\/hauteresidence\/wp-content\/uploads\/2014\/05\/Miami-Tower-Karim-Rashid-Curbed-National1-180x120.jpg 180w, https:\/\/newwebdev.wordpress-developer.us\/hauteresidence\/wp-content\/uploads\/2014\/05\/Miami-Tower-Karim-Rashid-Curbed-National1-90x60.jpg 90w, https:\/\/newwebdev.wordpress-developer.us\/hauteresidence\/wp-content\/uploads\/2014\/05\/Miami-Tower-Karim-Rashid-Curbed-National1-294x196.jpg 294w, https:\/\/newwebdev.wordpress-developer.us\/hauteresidence\/wp-content\/uploads\/2014\/05\/Miami-Tower-Karim-Rashid-Curbed-National1-351x234.jpg 351w\" sizes=\"(max-width: 1200px) 100vw, 1200px\" \/><\/a><strong>Miami Tower <\/strong><em>(Photo courtesy of Curbed National)<\/em><\/p>\n<p dir=\"ltr\">Though some may call him &#8220;kooky&#8221; for his outrageous, techno-morphic flair, we&#8217;d like to consider Rashid\u2013whose work has been featured in art institutions all over the world, including the MoMA and Centre Pompidou\u2013a passionate innovator who simply dares to push the envelope and think outside the norm (albeit to an unparalleled extreme).<\/p>\n<p dir=\"ltr\">Eager to peek into the mind of the seasoned jack-of-all-design-trades, we probed the eccentric craftsman\u00a0on his personal aesthetic, unique source of inspiration, and thoughts on the potency of design in the modern world.<\/p>\n<p dir=\"ltr\" style=\"text-align: center;\"><a href=\"https:\/\/newwebdev.wordpress-developer.us\/hauteresidence\/wp-content\/uploads\/2014\/05\/Semiramis-Hotel-by-Karim-Rashid-idesignarch.com_.jpg\"><img decoding=\"async\" class=\"aligncenter size-full wp-image-131465\" src=\"https:\/\/newwebdev.wordpress-developer.us\/hauteresidence\/wp-content\/uploads\/2014\/05\/Semiramis-Hotel-by-Karim-Rashid-idesignarch.com_.jpg\" alt=\"Semiramis Hotel by Karim Rashid - idesignarch.com\" width=\"1200\" height=\"809\" srcset=\"https:\/\/newwebdev.wordpress-developer.us\/hauteresidence\/wp-content\/uploads\/2014\/05\/Semiramis-Hotel-by-Karim-Rashid-idesignarch.com_.jpg 1200w, https:\/\/newwebdev.wordpress-developer.us\/hauteresidence\/wp-content\/uploads\/2014\/05\/Semiramis-Hotel-by-Karim-Rashid-idesignarch.com_-300x202.jpg 300w, https:\/\/newwebdev.wordpress-developer.us\/hauteresidence\/wp-content\/uploads\/2014\/05\/Semiramis-Hotel-by-Karim-Rashid-idesignarch.com_-1024x690.jpg 1024w, https:\/\/newwebdev.wordpress-developer.us\/hauteresidence\/wp-content\/uploads\/2014\/05\/Semiramis-Hotel-by-Karim-Rashid-idesignarch.com_-180x120.jpg 180w, https:\/\/newwebdev.wordpress-developer.us\/hauteresidence\/wp-content\/uploads\/2014\/05\/Semiramis-Hotel-by-Karim-Rashid-idesignarch.com_-90x60.jpg 90w\" sizes=\"(max-width: 1200px) 100vw, 1200px\" \/><\/a><strong>Semiramis Hotel<\/strong> <em>(Photo courtesy of idesignarch.com)<\/em><\/p>\n<p dir=\"ltr\"><strong>Your work has often been described as \u201cfunky\u201d and \u201cfuturistic.\u201d Do you agree with these labelings? In your own words, how would you define your personal aesthetic?<\/strong><\/p>\n<p dir=\"ltr\">It\u2019s not futuristic because it exists now\u2013it\u2019s present! What I try to do is bring some heightened, emotional experience into one\u2019s life, to elevate a moment and make one feel more alive through inanimate things. I always wondered if design could touch you emotionally, like a film or music can, because it\u2019s a different type of art form. Can I design something that makes a positive emotional feeling? That\u2019s really my underlying goal: to make things more human. Technology and products themselves can be very dehumanizing and just utility-driven. Can I make you break out into a smile or make you feel more comfortable, or provide you with a more engaging experience? Can I make your life simpler and more relaxed? Can I make an object to destress you and rather than stress you? Those are the questions I try to ask myself.<\/p>\n<p dir=\"ltr\"><strong>Is that why you use many colors in your work?<\/strong><\/p>\n<p dir=\"ltr\">I would say yes\u2013color is very emotional. It has a huge impact on us. I\u2019ve been using a lot of color for a very long time, and the world was pretty gray up until the last few years. If I had one percent to do with it [becoming more colorful], I\u2019m thrilled! Now you can buy yourself a digital camera in ten colors. I love that consumers are now embracing color. In architecture, we\u2019re finally starting to see examples of facades that are beautifully colored, and colored glass around the world. It\u2019s a new energy\u2013one that makes us feel better.<\/p>\n<p dir=\"ltr\" style=\"text-align: center;\"><a href=\"https:\/\/newwebdev.wordpress-developer.us\/hauteresidence\/wp-content\/uploads\/2014\/05\/Karim-Rashid-Luminous-Sun-Lounger-archiexpo.com_.jpg\"><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" class=\"aligncenter size-full wp-image-131463\" src=\"https:\/\/newwebdev.wordpress-developer.us\/hauteresidence\/wp-content\/uploads\/2014\/05\/Karim-Rashid-Luminous-Sun-Lounger-archiexpo.com_.jpg\" alt=\"Karim Rashid Luminous Sun Lounger - archiexpo.com\" width=\"1154\" height=\"701\" srcset=\"https:\/\/newwebdev.wordpress-developer.us\/hauteresidence\/wp-content\/uploads\/2014\/05\/Karim-Rashid-Luminous-Sun-Lounger-archiexpo.com_.jpg 1154w, https:\/\/newwebdev.wordpress-developer.us\/hauteresidence\/wp-content\/uploads\/2014\/05\/Karim-Rashid-Luminous-Sun-Lounger-archiexpo.com_-300x182.jpg 300w, https:\/\/newwebdev.wordpress-developer.us\/hauteresidence\/wp-content\/uploads\/2014\/05\/Karim-Rashid-Luminous-Sun-Lounger-archiexpo.com_-1024x622.jpg 1024w\" sizes=\"(max-width: 1154px) 100vw, 1154px\" \/><\/a><strong>Luminous Sun Lounge<\/strong> <em>(Photo courtesy of archiexpo.com)<\/em><\/p>\n<p dir=\"ltr\"><strong>You have expressed in the past that the digital\/information age has been a key source of inspiration for your designs. How so?<\/strong><\/p>\n<p dir=\"ltr\">I\u2019m inspired by three different aspects of the digital age\u2013first, I\u2019m inspired by the software and the tools that I have. They allow me to do things that could\u2019ve never done before in history. Second, I\u2019m inspired by the digital age\u2019s language, [as I ask myself], if the digital age has a language today that never existed before, what is it? When we look back at periods of language\u2013at say, the Baroque period, or the Belle Epoque period, or Modernism\u2013they were all very much based on the technologies of that era.\u00a0Today\u2019s digital age is interesting, because the technologies of today are actually immaterial. The digital age is about \u201cnothing\u201d; it\u2019s about immateriality.\u00a0So I asked, \u201cWhat would the material world look like if it\u2019s in unison\u2013if it\u2019s working with and mirroring\u2013this immaterial world?\u201d\u00a0That forced me to try to find and create new, \u201cvisual languages.\u201d<\/p>\n<p dir=\"ltr\">Third, just technology in itself\u2013the production machinery\u2013inspires me. Is there a new machine that can make a chair a certain way? A new material that works a certain way? A new production method that could make something better? The digital age for me is all encompassing and inspiring.<\/p>\n<p dir=\"ltr\" style=\"text-align: center;\"><a href=\"https:\/\/newwebdev.wordpress-developer.us\/hauteresidence\/wp-content\/uploads\/2014\/05\/Nhow-Hotel-Berlin-de.ehotel.com_.jpg\"><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" class=\"aligncenter size-full wp-image-131613\" src=\"https:\/\/newwebdev.wordpress-developer.us\/hauteresidence\/wp-content\/uploads\/2014\/05\/Nhow-Hotel-Berlin-de.ehotel.com_.jpg\" alt=\"Nhow Hotel Berlin - de.ehotel.com\" width=\"1200\" height=\"780\" srcset=\"https:\/\/newwebdev.wordpress-developer.us\/hauteresidence\/wp-content\/uploads\/2014\/05\/Nhow-Hotel-Berlin-de.ehotel.com_.jpg 1200w, https:\/\/newwebdev.wordpress-developer.us\/hauteresidence\/wp-content\/uploads\/2014\/05\/Nhow-Hotel-Berlin-de.ehotel.com_-300x195.jpg 300w, https:\/\/newwebdev.wordpress-developer.us\/hauteresidence\/wp-content\/uploads\/2014\/05\/Nhow-Hotel-Berlin-de.ehotel.com_-1024x665.jpg 1024w, https:\/\/newwebdev.wordpress-developer.us\/hauteresidence\/wp-content\/uploads\/2014\/05\/Nhow-Hotel-Berlin-de.ehotel.com_-90x60.jpg 90w\" sizes=\"(max-width: 1200px) 100vw, 1200px\" \/><\/a><strong>Nhow Hotel in Berlin<\/strong>\u00a0<em>(Photo courtesy of de.ehotel.com)<\/em><\/p>\n<p dir=\"ltr\"><strong>Have you incorporated any intriguing materials or elements into your products?<\/strong><\/p>\n<p dir=\"ltr\">Many, many, many things\u2013I don\u2019t even know where to begin!<\/p>\n<p dir=\"ltr\">In a lot of the buildings I\u2019m working on now, I [try to use] interior materials\u2013claddings\u2013that are more efficient and smarter. For example, the flooring that I put down in my office, in the 400-room Nhow Hotel in Berlin, and now in some of the condominiums [I\u2019m designing] in New York is a 100% biodegradable wood, a sawdust that has been created into a panel. The panels\u2013which are made in Germany\u2013are quite large and interlock, making them so simple to install.<\/p>\n<p dir=\"ltr\">The nice thing about the technology is that I can make a print that is totally biodegradable in any color or pattern that I want, so in turn I can make floors look really alive . . . using a completely self-sustainable product. I make different patterns to speak about the digital age, to look like data and information, energy, and 3D. Every time I have a 2D surface, I try to make it look optically 3D, because I think the digital age has [produced] a really dimensional world, [one] that\u2019s far beyond 2D. When I started design in the analogue age, we were designing everything in 2D, but now that I work with 3D softwares, I don\u2019t look at anything in 2D anymore. In turn a lot of the decoration and embellishment that I do [taps into] the 3D world.<\/p>\n<p style=\"text-align: center;\"><a href=\"https:\/\/newwebdev.wordpress-developer.us\/hauteresidence\/wp-content\/uploads\/2014\/05\/Sustainable-Home-with-DuPont-Corian-by-Karim-Rashid-08.jpg\"><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" class=\" wp-image-131585 aligncenter\" src=\"https:\/\/newwebdev.wordpress-developer.us\/hauteresidence\/wp-content\/uploads\/2014\/05\/Sustainable-Home-with-DuPont-Corian-by-Karim-Rashid-08.jpg\" alt=\"Sustainable-Home-with-DuPont-Corian-by-Karim-Rashid-08\" width=\"1200\" height=\"901\" srcset=\"https:\/\/newwebdev.wordpress-developer.us\/hauteresidence\/wp-content\/uploads\/2014\/05\/Sustainable-Home-with-DuPont-Corian-by-Karim-Rashid-08.jpg 1200w, https:\/\/newwebdev.wordpress-developer.us\/hauteresidence\/wp-content\/uploads\/2014\/05\/Sustainable-Home-with-DuPont-Corian-by-Karim-Rashid-08-300x225.jpg 300w, https:\/\/newwebdev.wordpress-developer.us\/hauteresidence\/wp-content\/uploads\/2014\/05\/Sustainable-Home-with-DuPont-Corian-by-Karim-Rashid-08-1024x768.jpg 1024w\" sizes=\"(max-width: 1200px) 100vw, 1200px\" \/><\/a><strong>Sustainable Home with DuPont Corian\u00a0<\/strong><em>(Photo courtesy of archithings.com)<\/em><\/p>\n<p dir=\"ltr\">[I also work with new types of] glass, polymers and plastics. I made a chair that I just showed in Milan; it\u2019s made of biodegradable plastic, made from a Chai fruit in Brazil, instead of a material like polypropylene or polyethylene [that is derived] from oil. We can now make plastics that are very high-performing [without oil-based materials], so I\u2019m trying to use a lot of those plastics now.<\/p>\n<p dir=\"ltr\"><strong>Is sustainability one of your key aims?<\/strong><\/p>\n<p dir=\"ltr\">It\u2019s not right on the top of my list, only because a lot of the time when you work for companies, they\u2019re the ones who [determine] what material is going to be used. If a company asks me to make chairs with polycarbonate material that is are derived from oil, it\u2019s very hard to convince the firm to change the material [in order to] produce goods in a way that is more responsible\u2013believe me, I\u2019ve tried! I try to steer them towards what I think are the right plastics to use, [ones] that are more environmental.<\/p>\n<p dir=\"ltr\">I was brought up with the notion of being [environmentally] responsible\u2013I didn\u2019t know what it was like to be wasteful. [Back when I attended] university in Canada 40 or so years ago, I was taught to design products that were either recyclable or regenerative; I would design something so that it could snap apart, and one part of it could go down one cycling stream, while the other would go down another. If I designed a chair, I would make the legs metal and the feet in plastic, and I had to make sure it could pop apart very easily, so that the metal and plastic could both be recycled. [Sustainability] was part of my education. Recently, I designed a water bottle that\u2019s being produced in [an eco-friendly] plastic.<\/p>\n<p dir=\"ltr\" style=\"text-align: center;\"><a href=\"https:\/\/newwebdev.wordpress-developer.us\/hauteresidence\/wp-content\/uploads\/2014\/05\/Luminous-Sofa-Karim-Rashid.jpg\"><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" class=\"aligncenter  wp-image-131713\" src=\"https:\/\/newwebdev.wordpress-developer.us\/hauteresidence\/wp-content\/uploads\/2014\/05\/Luminous-Sofa-Karim-Rashid.jpg\" alt=\"Luminous Sofa Karim Rashid\" width=\"1154\" height=\"701\" srcset=\"https:\/\/newwebdev.wordpress-developer.us\/hauteresidence\/wp-content\/uploads\/2014\/05\/Luminous-Sofa-Karim-Rashid.jpg 1154w, https:\/\/newwebdev.wordpress-developer.us\/hauteresidence\/wp-content\/uploads\/2014\/05\/Luminous-Sofa-Karim-Rashid-300x182.jpg 300w, https:\/\/newwebdev.wordpress-developer.us\/hauteresidence\/wp-content\/uploads\/2014\/05\/Luminous-Sofa-Karim-Rashid-1024x622.jpg 1024w\" sizes=\"(max-width: 1154px) 100vw, 1154px\" \/><\/a><strong>Luminous Garden Sofa<\/strong> <em>(Photo courtesy of archiexpo.com)<\/em><\/p>\n<p dir=\"ltr\"><strong>How would you define \u201cluxury?\u201d<\/strong><\/p>\n<p dir=\"ltr\">I don\u2019t see \u201cluxury\u201d in the cliche sense that something has to be made of impressive material, or handmade. Luxury no longer involves just physical material. For example if I had a camera and I wanted to make a high-end luxury version, I could gold-plate it, but I think now we as human beings realize that that\u2019s not enough anymore. What would really be luxurious is if that camera had features [that made it] more seamless in its user\u2019s life [such as intangible technological capabilities]. So \u201cluxury\u201d can be redefined a bit, based on the 21st Century digital view of it. I see it now as a more immaterial concept rather than a material one.<\/p>\n<p dir=\"ltr\" style=\"text-align: center;\"><a href=\"https:\/\/newwebdev.wordpress-developer.us\/hauteresidence\/wp-content\/uploads\/2014\/05\/HAP-6-NY-Residential-Building-by-Karim-Rashid.jpg\" rel=\"attachment wp-att-131469\"><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" class=\"aligncenter size-full wp-image-131469\" src=\"https:\/\/newwebdev.wordpress-developer.us\/hauteresidence\/wp-content\/uploads\/2014\/05\/HAP-6-NY-Residential-Building-by-Karim-Rashid.jpg\" alt=\"HAP 6 NY Residential Building by Karim Rashid\" width=\"818\" height=\"818\" srcset=\"https:\/\/newwebdev.wordpress-developer.us\/hauteresidence\/wp-content\/uploads\/2014\/05\/HAP-6-NY-Residential-Building-by-Karim-Rashid.jpg 818w, https:\/\/newwebdev.wordpress-developer.us\/hauteresidence\/wp-content\/uploads\/2014\/05\/HAP-6-NY-Residential-Building-by-Karim-Rashid-300x300.jpg 300w\" sizes=\"(max-width: 818px) 100vw, 818px\" \/><\/a><strong>HAP Six<\/strong> <em>(Photo courtesy of HAP)<\/em><\/p>\n<p dir=\"ltr\"><strong>Describe the power of design, and how it impacts our everyday lives.<\/strong><\/p>\n<p dir=\"ltr\">The popular take on design is that [designers] make cool forms, or do funky things, but the reality is every manufactured good in the world was designed, for good or bad. The generic stuff around us that doesn\u2019t work well was poorly designed. Design touches so many daily experiences. When I was a professor teaching, I got my students to count how many objects they touch in a day, and the average number was 640. That\u2019s what we interactive with. So of course design has a massive impact on daily life. Because the world is commodity- and capitalist-driven, design is a commercial act\u2013we design things to sell, [which means] design has a huge impact on the economy. At the end of the day, design is good business. Design is also a way of [recording the] progress and evolution of humanity. If you pick up any object from history, like a vase from the Ming Dynasty, [it tells you] so much about the time, the social life, the milieu of that time. These things are designed to document human existence and history. Design really shapes human culture.<\/p>\n<p dir=\"ltr\"><strong>What is your ultimate aim as a designer?<\/strong><\/p>\n<p dir=\"ltr\">Sometimes I realize that philosophically, my intention is similar in all these projects: to really shape the future. What I mean by that is be really cognizant of the present. The technologies, production and construction methods of today shape [my work], which in turn I hope will affect [mankind positively] in the future. I\u2019ve always believed that design is really about moving us forward. It\u2019s not about looking at or copying the past. It\u2019s not about style. It\u2019s about making a better world and a better life.<\/p>\n<p dir=\"ltr\"><a href=\"https:\/\/newwebdev.wordpress-developer.us\/hauteresidence\/wp-content\/uploads\/2014\/05\/Karim-Rashid.jpg\"><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" class=\"aligncenter size-full wp-image-131459\" src=\"https:\/\/newwebdev.wordpress-developer.us\/hauteresidence\/wp-content\/uploads\/2014\/05\/Karim-Rashid.jpg\" alt=\"Karim Rashid\" width=\"1200\" height=\"780\" srcset=\"https:\/\/newwebdev.wordpress-developer.us\/hauteresidence\/wp-content\/uploads\/2014\/05\/Karim-Rashid.jpg 1200w, https:\/\/newwebdev.wordpress-developer.us\/hauteresidence\/wp-content\/uploads\/2014\/05\/Karim-Rashid-300x195.jpg 300w, https:\/\/newwebdev.wordpress-developer.us\/hauteresidence\/wp-content\/uploads\/2014\/05\/Karim-Rashid-1024x665.jpg 1024w, https:\/\/newwebdev.wordpress-developer.us\/hauteresidence\/wp-content\/uploads\/2014\/05\/Karim-Rashid-90x60.jpg 90w\" sizes=\"(max-width: 1200px) 100vw, 1200px\" \/><\/a><\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"<p>Two decades ago, Karim Rashid launched a design practice with a very broad\u2013yet simultaneously narrow\u2013vision. 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