Photo Record
Images
Metadata
Accession Number |
2016.03.00 |
Catalog Number |
2016.03.07 |
Object Name |
Photograph, Digital |
Collection |
Karim Rashid |
Date |
2013 |
Description |
Digital photograph of designer Karim Rashid sitting on an orange chair he designed. Time magazine once called Karim Rashid "The Poet of Plastic" and "The most famous industrial designer in all the Americas." Born in Cairo and raised in Canada before moving to the U.S., Rashid has designed for many products and brands, including luxury goods, furniture, lighting and even a New York City manhole cover. His work is in museum collections including the Museum of Modern Art in New York City, Centre Georges Pompidou in Paris and the San Francisco Museum of Modern Art. |
Search Terms |
Canadians Egyptian Americans |
Subjects |
Chairs Designers |
Lexicon category |
8: Communication Artifact |