Aha Moment: Designer Karim Rashid

Studio 360 | May 17, 2011

Industrial designer Karim Rashid creates ordinary household objects known the world over: he has more than 3000 in production, including the Umbra “Oh Chair” and the Bobble Water Bottle which filters water as you drink.  He found his calling early, when his family crossed the Atlantic Ocean by ship to find a new home in Canada.

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