Jul 21, 2016 1:51 AM

A new interview with Karim Rashid

*There's something endearingly daffy about the guy. It's like he's on a spiritual journey from design superstar to design superblob.

Also his design work is better than some people might like to admit

Is there another designer/s you greatly admire?
KR. As an undergraduate studying in Italy, Ettore Sottsass taught me not to be too much of an artist in order to be a great designer. I keep his vases and a few Memphis works around to remind me of this. An artist is not a designer, and a designer is not an artist. Looking at his work brings me immense joy and drives me to create objects that will bring others joy and more importantly that constantly question the status quo. Also I studied briefly with Gaetano Pesce and Adries Von Onck. I took night classes with Achille Castiglione at the Polytechnic and I worked with Rodolfo Bonetto over a year. I was very inspired and interested in Alchimia, Mendini, and Alessandro Guerrieri, Superstudio, Archizoom, Gio Ponti, and Bruno Munari. Some of my favorite designers were Luigi Colani, Raymond Lowey, and Lazlo Moholy Nagy….

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