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Collins College Hosts Renowned Industrial and Fashion Designer, Karim Rashid, at "Design with Style" Open House

Tempe, AZ (October 26, 2006)
What: Collins College, a school of design and technology, is hosting Karim Rashid at Harkins Valley Theater. Rashid will talk about how he became a successful designer and will offer advice for aspiring designers. A Q-&-A session is also planned. Rashid is known for his product, fashion, furniture, lighting and interior design, as well as for his fine art. His work can be found in permanent collections in museums worldwide, including the Museum of Modern Art and San Francisco Museum of Modern Art.

Rashid is a perpetual innovator who has designed everything from furniture to fragrance bottles and fine crystal to plastic trash cans. Designing for an impressive array of clients from Alessi to Georg Jensen, Umbra to Prada, Miyake to Method, Rashid is radically changing the aesthetics of product design and the very nature of the consumer culture. To date, he has had over 2,000 objects put into production.

Rashid has won numerous industry awards, and is a frequent guest lecturer at universities and conferences globally.

He was born in Cairo, Egypt, reared mainly in Canada, and now lives and works in New York.

There is no charge to attend the open house and students and the public are invited to attend. To RSVP call 480-966-3000 or visit www.contactcollins.com.

When: Saturday, November 11th at 10:00 A.M.

Where: Harkins Valley Art Theater, 505 S. Mill Avenue, Tempe, AZ

Who: Collins College, a school of design and technology, provides students with career-focused education. Approximately 2,000 students from across the nation attend Collins College. Collins offers Bachelor of Arts degrees in animation, game design, visual arts – game art, graphic design, Graphic Design, interior design, media arts, and a Bachelor of Science in Information Technology.

For more information on Collins, visit www.collinscollege.edu.

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