Internationally Renowned, Prolific Designer, Karim Rashid Launches Hospitality Furniture Collection Exclusively for Rowe Furniture
July 2, 2010 (McLean, VA) - Rowe Fine Furniture, a leading manufacturer of custom upholstered furniture in the United States, today announced their partnership with prolific, industrial designer, Karim Rashid to develop an exclusive line of custom upholstery and fabrics for the Hospitality Market.
“Our partnership with Karim is very exciting” explains Stefanie Lucas, CEO Rowe Furniture, “It enables us to marry our strengths as a domestic manufacturer of quality custom furniture with Karim’s democratic design esthetic to create a truly differentiated line for the Hospitality Market”.
Karim Rashid agrees. “I have been searching for the right partner to bring my designs to life in the US and Rowe and I have been collaborating for some time. Philosophically speaking, we share a common passion and that is to bring beauty into people’s lives through design. I believe that we could be living in an entirely different world - one that is full of real contemporary inspiring objects, spaces, places, worlds, spirits and experiences. The hospitality market will allow people to experience my vision without having to commitment to major change in their day to day life”.
Karim Rashid is highly recognized as one of the most prolific designers of his generation. Over 3000 designs in production, over 300 awards and working in over 35 countries attest to Karim’s legend of design.
His award winning designs include democratic objects such as the ubiquitous Garbo waste can and Oh Chair for Umbra, interiors such as the Morimoto restaurant, Philadelphia and Semiramis hotel, Athens. Karim collaborated with clients to create democratic design for Method and Dirt Devil, furniture for Artemide and Magis, high tech products for LaCie and Samsung, and luxury goods for Veuve Clicquot and Swarovski. Karim’s work is featured in 20 permanent collections and he exhibits art in galleries worldwide.
Karim is a perennial winner of the Red Dot award, Chicago Athenaeum Good Design award, I.D. Magazine Annual Design Review, IDSA Industrial Design Excellence Award and has been featured in magazines and books including Time, Financial Times, NY Times, Esquire, GQ and countless more.
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About Rowe Fine Furniture – Established in 1946, Rowe offers a wide range of styling in sofas, sectionals, chairs and ottomans with hundreds of fabric selections. The Rowe portfolio of brands includes Rowe, Clayton Marcus, Robin Bruce and Vivienne Tam.
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