Karim Rashid Quotes

Egypt, Industrial Designer
September 18, 1960

Karim Rashid is an Egyptian-born and Canadian-raised industrial designer. His designs include luxury goods, furniture, lighting, surface design, brand identity and packaging. Time magazine has described him as the "most famous industrial designer in all the Americas" and the "Prince of Plastic". He is based in New York City, as well as Belgrade, Miami and Mexico.

We control the machine. At one point the machine controlled us.

Karim Rashid
- Control
- Point
- Machine
We should tell more young designers not to worry about what they're going to do with their design careers. They should start their own brands. Designers should create their own beautiful brands that can change the world.

Karim Rashid
- World
- Beautiful
- Should

There are no boundaries or borders in the digital age.

Karim Rashid
- Age
- Boundaries
- Borders
Objects do not have meaning. But if an object is thoughtful we project meaning onto it in daily life.

Karim Rashid
- Life
- Daily
- Projects
Never say 'I could have done that,' because you didn't.

Karim Rashid
- Done
- Because
- Could
I want industrial design to be a public subject. I want people to love objects the way they love clothing.

Karim Rashid
- People
- Design
- Subjects
Design is about the betterment of our lives poetically, aesthetically, experientially, sensorially, and emotionally.

Karim Rashid
- Life
- Design
- Emotion
My real desire is to see people live in the modus of our time, to participate in the contemporary world, to release themselves from nostalgia, antiquated traditions, old rituals, meaningless kitsch and meaningless paradigms.

Karim Rashid
- People
- Desire
- Moments

Why are we here on earth? To create. It's in our nature.

Karim Rashid
- Nature
- Earth
- Create