"Garbo" Can
Designed by Karim Rashid, Canadian (born Egypt), 1960. Made by Umbra, Ltd., Toronto, 1979 - present.
Geography:
Made in Canada, North and Central America
Date:
Designed 1995Medium:
Molded high-impact virgin polypropyleneDimensions:
17 x 13 x 13 1/2 inches (43.2 x 33 x 34.3 cm)Curatorial Department:
European Decorative Arts and SculptureObject Location:
1999-107-3Credit Line:
Gift of Umbra, Ltd., 1999
Made in Canada, North and Central America
Date:
Designed 1995Medium:
Molded high-impact virgin polypropyleneDimensions:
17 x 13 x 13 1/2 inches (43.2 x 33 x 34.3 cm)Curatorial Department:
European Decorative Arts and SculptureObject Location:
Currently not on view
Accession Number:1999-107-3Credit Line:
Gift of Umbra, Ltd., 1999
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Its name a blend of Hollywood and garbage, the sculptural, translucent "Garbo" wastebasket that Rashid designed for Umbra in 1995 has also been used variously as a clothes hamper, flower vase, and champagne cooler. For Rashid, its highly tactile polypropylene material proved an excellent medium in which to explore ideas of dematerialization. "You feel in a sense that there is very little there," he said of Garbo, "yet it is so flexible that basically it's indestructible."
Its name a blend of Hollywood and garbage, the sculptural, translucent "Garbo" wastebasket that Rashid designed for Umbra in 1995 has also been used variously as a clothes hamper, flower vase, and champagne cooler. For Rashid, its highly tactile polypropylene material proved an excellent medium in which to explore ideas of dematerialization. "You feel in a sense that there is very little there," he said of Garbo, "yet it is so flexible that basically it's indestructible."