Inducted into the Interior Design Hall of Fame in 2010, he has over 4000 designs in production, over 300 awards to his name, and client work in over 40 countries. Karim’s ability to transcend typology continues to make him a force among designers of his generation.
Eschewing style in favour of designing in the modus of our time, Karim’s designs include luxury goods for Christofle, Alessi, Veuve Clicquot, and Riva 1920; democratic products for Umbra, Paul Mitchell, 3M, and Philip Morris; timeless furniture for Bonaldo, Tonelli, BoConcept, and Vondom; exquisite lighting for Artemide and Fontana Arte; high-tech products for Asus and Sirin Labs; surface design for Marburg and Abet Laminati; iconic graphics for Citibank and Sony Ericsson;; and award-winning packaging for Method, Paris Baguette, Kenzo, and Eos.
Karim’s influence expands beyond products to interiors, including restaurants like Switch in UAE; hospitality design for Park Inn by Radisson Amsterdam City West, Temptation Resort Cancun, and budget hotels for Prizeotel in Bremen, Hamburg, Munster, and Erfurt; public environments like Universita Metro Station in Naples; residential design like Paraiso Bayviews in Miami; and retail design for Fun Factory in Berlin and Munich. Additionally, he has collaborated on innumerable concept exhibitions for clients such as Dupont Corian, Deutsche Bank, PepsiCo, and Audi. In 2017, Karim launched Kreate by Karim, his own line of kitchenware and lifestyle accessories.
Numerous awards and accolades attest to Karim’s contribution to the world of design. He is a perennial winner of the Red Dot award, Chicago Athenaeum Good Design award, Pentawards, and IDSA Industrial Design Excellence award. He holds honorary doctorates from Carleton University, Pratt Institute, OCAD in Toronto, the British Institute of Interior Design, and Corcoran College of Art & Design. Contemporary artwork created by Karim ranges from digital prints to public art/installation and sculpture. His works are featured in 20 permanent collections in various art institutions worldwide, including the Brooklyn Museum of Art, MoMA, and The Center Pompidou. He has exhibited across the globe and is a frequent contributor to the Venice Biennale, as well as exhibiting major retrospectives of his design work in…
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