Tag Archives: Karim Rashid

Peuterey 10th Anniversary Coats By Karim Rashid and Terence Koh

Posted on by

Peuterey celebrates its tenth anniversary this year and has decided to do so in style. New York-based designer Karim Rashid and Chinese-Canadian new media artist Terence Koh have collaborated on a limited edition fall/winter 2012-2013 coat series. “With the colour frequencies and interferences I have designed for Peuterey I wanted to codify the era of information and of a high-speed material world,” Rashid states. “Today we can create decorations, models, colours and fabrics directly related to a dual universe, increasingly focused on digitalization, which I refer to as ‘digipop’: a language made of energy, data, and connectivity.”


BoConcept Ottawa Collection by Karim Rashid

Posted on by

From BoConcept: The Ottawa Collection includes a complete dining room set with table, chairs, sideboard and cabinet. A light-hearted line of accessories complements the set, creating an entire environment for urbanites.

The minimalist but never ordinary style offers unique features and precise detailing that make each piece hard to resist. The dining table features a soft slanting under-skirting and leg clusters that make it welcoming. Inspired by nature, the dining chair celebrates the welcome simplicity of the leaf that creates an elegant cross-table profile when pushed in, and like the table, sits on a forest of legs, perfect for tucking in your feet. The sideboard has sensual and intuitive handles that are really functional eye candy. Colorful inserts can be used to customize the handles and ends of the sideboard piece.

The cabinet has large graphic easy-to-use handles that add a whimsical element and come in two colors, oak or green. Together, the pieces create an urban environment that is smart and savvy.

Accessories that complete the line include a bold black and white fingerprint rug created to speak about the “new global uniqueness where we are all empowered to express our individuality”, suggests Rashid.

A cheerful color palette of puzzle shaped vases, a futuristic bright orange pendant lamp, a coordinating glass touch lamp with the same bright orange cord, a hand-made aluminum bowl designed to form a pattern, and a set of originally designed cups, espresso cups and rimmed saucers that celebrate Rashid’s art.


Origami Kitchen Island by Karim Rashid

Posted on by

If originality is what you are looking for in the kitchen, before you come up with extravagant culinary dishes, try out an unusual kitchen island design. With an appearance that will definitely contribute to your inspiration, the Origami Kitchen Island was designed by Karim Rashid, a professional who believes in “poetic design”.

Origami Kitchen Island by Karim Rashid is elegant, daring and yes, one might even call it “poetic”. The Oriental art of folding paper was the main source of inspiration for this unusual kitchen island. Its sculptural shape determines an overall asymmetry, which could also prove to be practical. But let’s face it: this is not for the world’s most appreciated chefs, but rather for people who care much more about the aesthetics of the kitchen, than the actual resulting food.

But contrary to all beliefs, the design is functional. The product was made entirely of DuPont Corian and was manufactured by the Egyptian producer Amr Helmy. Its base can expand into a large worktop, which is divided into three zones: the cleaning area with an integrated sink, the cooking zone, and a snack area. Moreover, the island comes with a large wall cabinet with plenty of storage space.