SERRALUNGA Plomb - Mod Livin'

Karim Rashid is best known for bringing his democratic design sensitivity to the masses. Designing for an impressive array of clients from Umbra to Prada, Miyake to Method, Karim is radically changing the aesthetics of product design and the very nature of the consumer culture. To date he has had some 2000 objects put into production and has successfully entered the realm of architecture and interiors as evidenced by the design of the Morimoto restaurant in Philadelphia and Semiramis hotel in Athens which just won a Sleep05 European Hotel Design Award. Karim was recently awarded an Honorary Doctorate of Fine Arts from Corcoran College of Art & Design in Washington DC. The Plomb is a flower pot, umbrella stand or a stem holder; an object designed for a multitude of functions. A contemporary presence to accommodate vertical and slim forms. Molded polyethylene, suited for indoor or outdoor use.