To update Switch Abu Dhabi in Al Bateen—one of the more exclusive areas packed with upscale shops—interior designer Karim Rashid thought he could attract more attention with curves than color. Rashid, ...

The Cairo-born designer Karim Rashid is as famous for his pink-or-white wardrobe as he is for his iconoclastic designs. Rashid started his own brand in 1993—the calling, though, came much ...