LSAD

LECTURE-05
(CONTEMPORARY INTERIOR DESIGN)

LEARNING OUTCOME
To make the students understand the ideas , the design
concepts and the ideology of KARIM RASHID and to remold
their ideas into your ideas.

http://www.karimrashid.com/biography_fr.html
 What we learned in previous lecture…?

1. List out any four companies for whom Karim has created an Award winning
designs.
2. List out the name of 4 places where Karim Rashid has done Interior Design
work.
3. List out the name of any two permanent exhibitions where we can see the
work done by Karim Rashid.
4. Karim Rashid is the winner of many awards. Name any four of them.
5. Sketch any two furniture showing the key features of the contemporary
design by Karim Rashid.
• Oh chair
• Bloss table and chair
• Manhattan chair
• Float sofa
• Woopy barstool
• Pyramid chair

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 What we did in previous lecture….?

6. Discuss in detail about Ottawa collection and also name the brand for
whom it was designed.
7. What ia an Unplanned Brutalism? Discuss in brief.
8. Discuss in brief about OH chair. Support your answer with fine sketch.
9. What is polypropylene? List out its qualities.
10. What is the difference between Ring and Manhattan chair? Draw fine
sketches to support your answer.
11. Draw the sketch of Woopy armchair and barstool with brief illustration.

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 BIOGRAPHY….

Work: He has done interior design work in places such as

 the Semiramis hotel in Athens,
 the Morimoto restaurant in Philadelphia,
 the Università Metro Station in Naples, and
 the Nhow hotel in Berlin.
 Hotel NHOW..

Location: Hotel on the banks of Berlin’s river Spree.

Sergei Tchoban’s architecture meet the

color and formal bliss of interior designer
Karim Rashid.
Hotel NHOW…

At a height of 36 meters above the Spree, it juts out 21 meters

over the water, pushing the limits of what’s structurally possible.
HOTEL INTERIOR

Karim Rashid’s playful interior design at the nhow, a music

and lifestyle hotel on the banks of Berlin’s river Spree.
 CONT….

The public areas of the hotel – the lobby, reception, restaurant, bars
and conference area.
 KARIM’S WORKS

The partly glassed roof of the reception area offers views of the
underside of the upper tower floating above it.
The 304 rooms and suites, are located on the 10 further floors of
the hotel.
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 KARIM’S WORKS

• Guests entering the lobby step into Rashid’s creative vision:

• The check-in counters are custom-made fiber glass objects, with
amorphous forms typical for the designer.
• A field of lighted elements reminds the observer of gently sloped hills.
• The flooring consists of printed ceramic tiles.
 HIS DESIGN CONCEPT AND WAY OF DESIGNING

“My vision engages

technology, visuals,
textures, color, as well as all
the needs that are intrinsic
to living in a simpler less
cluttered but more sensual
environment”
 INTERIORS (BAR AREA)

The bar is made of gold-lacquered

fiberglass.

Voluptuous (bosom & pleasing

curves), organic and ergonomic
(appropriate & comfortable)
formed couches and lounge chairs
flank theMORPHESCAPE
bar.

Custom-made benches mirror the

ceiling design above them.
 INTERIORS (RESTAURANT)

Pastel colors glow in the light cast through large windows and this is
supplemented by organic-shaped light installations that create a
friendly, lively mood.
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 INTERIORS (RESTAURANT)

Lacquered fiberglass and glass

objects in the centre of the room
serve as buffet surfaces or art
objects, as required.

The seating is equally flexible,

either connected to one another in
a communicative way, or positioned
around small tables for more
intimacy.
 INTERIORS

From the lift area, to the wallpaper in the halls, through to the
floor coverings in the rooms and through this singularity of design,
the designer creates and environment that inspires.
 INTERIORS (LOUNGE )

•Subdued colors and soft curves create a sensual atmosphere in the

lounge.
• Those seeking a quiet and intimate atmosphere can find it in one of
the smaller lounges, separated with glass walls.
INTERIORS (SUITE ROOM)

Cooler grey, blue and pink tones dominate the rooms .

 INTERIORS (SUITE ROOM)

•The junior suites have rounded partitions with built-in lighting that
separate the sleeping and living areas.
•The built-in, rotating television can be positioned so that the guest
always has the best possible view, whether from the bed, sofa or
fiberglass desk
 INTERIORS (WASHROOM)

The rooms of the East Tower are

decorated in warm gold and
exhilarating pink tones.

The bathrooms are separated

with glass walls, which allow
daylight to pass through.
ACTIVITY

Write the features of Karim’s design and study the other

interior design projects of him.