Karim Rashid: I Want to Change the World
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| Rating | : | 4.68 (801 Votes) |
| Asin | : | 078930693X |
| Format Type | : | paperback |
| Number of Pages | : | 252 Pages |
| Publish Date | : | 2013-12-04 |
| Language | : | English |
DESCRIPTION:
His extraordinary commercial success has been mirrored by critical acclaim. Karim Rashid opened his own design practice in 1993. He's received more than 26 awards, most recently the prestigious Daimler-Chrysler award for design excellence.
On the brink of household-name celebrity, he has fast become a superstar among design aficionados by revolutionizing the visual standards of minimalist design with his fresh, colorful, sinuous, and sensual objects. His work is in the collections of museums worldwide, including The Musemu of Modern Art, New York, the San Francisco Museum of Modern Art and The Montreal Museum of Decorative Arts. This book is the first comprehensive survey of Rashid's designs, his products and the philosophy behind them. Karim Rashid is the bestknown and most prolific young designer practicing in America today. Edited and designed in close collaboration with Rashid and including a stellar list of contributors from the design community contributors this book is sure to be the reference source for years to come.
mark"a great book" according to mark2a great book mark248am i bought this book since i had heard a lot about karim rashid but didnt really know any of his work. after getting this book i realized i had seen a lot of his work byut hadnt realized it was desgined by him.the book is very good, nice colors, clean layout, and great designs.. 8am. i bought this book since i had heard a lot about karim rashid but didnt really know any of his work. after getting this book i realized i had seen a lot of his work byut hadnt realized it was desgined by him.the book is very good, nice colors, clean layout, and great designs.. a great book mark248am i bought this book since i had heard a lot about karim rashid but didnt really know any of his work. after getting this book i realized i had seen a lot of his work byut hadnt realized it was desgined by him.the book is very good, nice colors, clean layout, and great designs.. 8am said a great book. i bought this book since i had heard a lot about karim rashid but didnt really know any of his work. after getting this book i realized i had seen a lot of his work byut hadnt realized it was desgined by him.the book is very good, nice colors, clean layout, and great designs.. "interesting stuff" according to A Customer. It has been interesting talking to my friends in the design industry about this book, they all seem have an opinion about it. Some love it, some hate it - what I enjoy is their strong reactions to the work.So much "design" these days is the work of lost designers, mindlessly chasing their versions of "the iMac" or the "OXO Good grip" or the "Audi T.T." . Rashid is one of those few designers that manage to transcend the constant bleating by "clients" to provide designs that "stimulate consumer demand" and "lower pro. T. D. Arnall said nurbsturbation. hmmm,most of the work in this book is non-sensical proposals for big name companies, like Rashid wants to be a high flying designer, but can't quite design the mass-appeal product. Designing a blobject MD player for Sony without buttons is all well and good in nurbsturbation hmmm,most of the work in this book is non-sensical proposals for big name companies, like Rashid wants to be a high flying designer, but can't quite design the mass-appeal product. Designing a blobject MD player for Sony without buttons is all well and good in 3D studio Max, but what happens when it comes to usability testing and manufactureI don't like his work, it looks like a university product design portfolio, the text is unreadable at odd angles, and he treats the reader with patronising pseudo-sociological [. D studio Max, but what happens when it comes to usability testing and manufactureI don't like his work, it looks like a university product design portfolio, the text is unreadable at odd angles, and he treats the reader with patronising pseudo-sociological [
His extraordinary commercial success has been mirrored by critical acclaim. He's received more than 26 awards, most recently the prestigious Daimler-Chrysler award for design excellence.. About the AuthorKarim Rashid opened his own design practice in 1993