La Ciambella Large Porcelain Cigar Ashtray by Karim Rashid

La Ciambella large porcelain cigar ashtray by Karim Rashid for Ritzenhoff

The "La Ciambella" (means Doughnut in Italian) line of porcelain cigar-sized ashtrays feature graphic arts by emerging artists from all over the world.  They are made of porcelain glazed in white.

Quality porcelain with two flat and wide cigar rests  Covered base protects the ashtray and your furniture 6.5" square and 1.5" tall Weighs 1 lb Packaged in a gift box

Karim Rashid's work is said to be comprised of "Democratic objects".  Democratic objects are defined as "The iconography of comics and cartoons supportive of a kind of pluralistic democratic individualism". Democratic art is sometimes referred to as "low brow".  Signed by Karim Rashid for Ritzenhoff.  Read more about the artist below the images.

   

	Karim Rashid
			Born in Cairo in 1960, Designer in Toronto and New York, CAN/USA.   While everybody else in the neighbourhood was watching TV, the members of the his family drew portraits of each other — training for Karim Rashid, who after a turbulent childhood trained in Canada. He gained a scholarship which permitted him to move to Italy where he worked for E.Sottsass and G.Pesce. Back in Canada, he received many design awards and became quite famous. Subsequently, he settled in New York. To push the technically feasible to the limits in order to discover new areas even for everyday tasks — that is Rashid’s concept. His glass for Ritzenhoff plays with double meanings — the lettering is more than decor: messages from "American hip-hop inner-city circles." Stay cool.