Karim Rashid is an industrial designer. His designs include luxury goods, furniture, lighting, surface design, brand identity and packaging. Time magazine has described him as the "most famous industrial designer in all the Americas.
Rashid was born in Cairo, Egypt to an Egyptian father and English mother.He was born with the umbilical cord wrapped around his neck and had developmental delays and a speech impediment. The family emigrated to Canada where Rashid was raised. Rashid attended high school in Mimico, Toronto.Karim was formerly married to digital designer Megan Lang, but the couple divorced. Rashid married Ivana Rashid (née Puric) in 2008. Together they have one child, Kiva Rashid.Rashid is the brother of famed architect, Hani Rashid, of Asymptote. Karim is known for wearing all white or all pink clothing.