Meeting with Karim Rashid in Moscow

The famous designer's performance attracted more than300 people who witnessed the exceptionalism and openness of a talented innovator who charged the audience with enthusiasm and optimism. Karim Rashid is a legend of world industrial design. He thinks progressively, he creates non-stop, and his ideas are truly unique. It is pleasant to realize that on November 24, such a unique person visited the capital, gathering more than 300 architects and designers in the Grand shopping center. All guests received an unrivaled experience of communicating with an industry professional and were able to personally see that the concepts expounded by Karim are correct and relevant. The title of his speech is “Design of the Future” –was chosen in accordance with the theme of the works of recent years. The idea is that we live in a new era, characterized by digital diversity and a clear need for comfort and freedom. It is a pleasure to create in such conditions, since any original idea can remain in the memory of mankind for centuries. The main thing is to invent something new, unique, something that reflects our reality, which over time becomes history. And the reality is that it is necessary to create precisely within the framework of the mood of modern society, finding inspiration in conceptual things. Artists do not see the future, they see the present, everyone else sees the past Karim Rashid All those gathered had the opportunity to ask questionsquestions to Karim Rashid, to which he gave exhaustive answers. The editor-in-chief of etk-fashion.com Oksana Kashenko asked about the future of interior design and what technologies will be used tomorrow. Karim made it clear that "the designer does not think about the future, but tries to use all conceivable and inconceivable innovative technologies available now". After that, he talked about his work and showed the most impressive examples. The speech continued with a press conference for journalists, which took place in the Rochebobois designer furniture salon. And at the end of the meeting, Russian designer Elena Teplitskaya arranged a Fashion show for those gathered.