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Design is about the betterment of our lives poetically, aesthetically, experientially, sensorially, and emotionally.
Karim Rashid
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Never say 'I could have done that,' because you didn't.
Karim Rashid
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Why are we here on earth? To create. It's in our nature.
Karim Rashid
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I want industrial design to be a public subject. I want people to love objects the way they love clothing.
Karim Rashid
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Objects do not have meaning. But if an object is thoughtful we project meaning onto it in daily life.
Karim Rashid
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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
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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
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There are no boundaries or borders in the digital age.
Karim Rashid
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We control the machine. At one point the machine controlled us.
Karim Rashid