Picked this up from Hotel Chatter...
There's no question Mr. Karim Rashid is doing well playing on the Design Edge. Check out his latest work, The Semiramis in Athens. It's a little too Austin Powers for my personal taste. But, if you can handle the colors, it's truly borderline remarkable. You can learn more about Mr. Rashid's design philosophy here.
While he may put some people off, I like his passion and enthusiasm to be better than everyone else. Plus, he backs up his talk with a pretty neat product.