Karim Rashid is one of the most well-known international designers, and his work is known for being innovative, forward-looking, and strikingly relevant. From furniture to fashion to products for hip brands like Umbra and Method, Karim's colorful projects have burst through the design community and into the mainstream. Inspired by his view that all design is a 'rigorous beautification of our built environments,' Karim uses unexpected shapes and colors and unusual materials to create objects and environments that are at the forefront of design innovation. Karim is an equally prolific interior designer, with a vast and diverse repertoire of installations and built work, including luxury hotels (Athens' Semiramis), restaurants (Morimoto in Philadelphia; Nooch noodle bars in Singapore and NYC), a subway station in Naples, custom home interiors, and installations at sites around the world. KarimSpace showcases forty projects in a dozen countries (many new or recently opened), showing how Karim applies his signature aesthetic to different environments. The book will include an essay and an overview of each project by Karim, as well as images and a complete project index.

Una monografia interamente dedicata al lavoro di Karim Rashid, uno dei più innovativi e influenti designer contemporanei. Una prefazione di Daniel Libeskind e un'introduzione di Alessandro Mendini aiutano a comprendere il pensiero di questo artista poliedrico, la cui produzione spazia dagli oggetti di uso quotidiano alla moda, dai mobili al packaging, dall'interior design all'architettura vera e propria. Questo volume illustra ben quaranta progetti di interni e di architettura, realizzati in una dozzina di paesi, tutti caratterizzati da una capacità visionaria di trasfigurare il mondo attraverso l'uso di forme, colori e materiali completamente inediti. Dall'Hotel Semiramis di Atene ai Nooch noodle bar di Singapore e New York fino ad una stazione della metropolitana di Napoli, Karim Rashid dà prova di reinventare il mondo attorno a sé, di interpretare l'ambiente cambiandone l'aspetto estetico e la cifra linguistica. La sua è una vera e propria utopia rivoluzionaria (non a caso un suo libro di qualche anno fa si intitolava 'I want to change the World') digipop, legata alla tecnologia digitale e alla cultura popolare, che tutto trasforma rendendo lo spazio in cui viviamo un universo di immagini e di simboli.

'Wellness and body care are gaining importance - and not only among the rich and famous. In today's fast-paced world, people welcome a place to chill out, to release stress, to recharge. A huge number of wellness centres and related facilities continue to appear in response to this popular demand. Thirty-two of the hottest designs are showcased in Relax. The book is divided into three sections: Spas, Salons and Gyms. Each project featured has been selected for its aesthetic qualities and for the designer's innovative approach to health and wellbeing. Relax presents work by well-established names such as Mario Botta, Steven Holl and Karim Rashid, while also introducing younger talent, perhaps less well known but definitely worth watching. All projects areaccompanied by high-quality photography, in-depth essays, floor plans, project details and contact information. Each section ends with one beautifully designed but unrealized project, illustrated with renderings. Enjoy viewing interiors whose superb design gives a vigorous boost to human wellness.' -- Back cover.

Celebrated industrial designer Karim Rashid explains how to optimize all areas of life, aesthetic and spiritual, in this colorful, beautifully designed book.

Design wonderkind Karim Rashid, whose projects range from the Trump Towers apartments to Lacoste sportswear to the ubiquitous Umbra garbage can, prescribes an organizational and style overhaul in Design Your Life. In short, sharp chapters, he tackles topics as diverse as the wardrobe, office space, love life, and diet, answering perplexing questions like how to properly pack a suitcase, use colors to accent a room, and carve out free time in a busy schedule. Whether the reader is looking to redesign his physical space or spiritual life, Design Your Life offers comprehensive guidance that is straightforward and easy to follow.

Rashid's philosophies center on quality over quantity, space over clutter, clarity over complexity, and a marriage of form and function in every design. With each page in vibrant color and packed with his charming artwork and sketches, Design Your Life is an ideal gift book–and the very embodiment of Rashid's functional style.