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Design icon Karim Rashid remembers Expo 67

The prolific designer remembers the exposition that deeply affected him as a young boy

Designer Karim Rashid is nostalgic for Expo 67

9 years ago
Duration 3:12
The prolific designer remembers the exposition that deeply affected him as a young boy

We caught up with award-winning designer Karim Rashid in November when he gave us his thoughts on the "loathsome kitsch" of Christmas.

In this video,produced by Sarah Keenlyside,we see part two of Rashid'sinterview with CBC Arts and it's definitely a more nostalgic side of the designeras hereflects on his childhood experiences visiting Expo 67the"Universal and International Exposition"that took place in Montreal in 1967.

In honour of the Interior Design Show currently on in Toronto, here's theprolificdesigner's take onthe utopian spirit of Expo 67 that fascinated and inspired him as a young boy.

WatchExhibitionistsSundayat4:30pm(5pmNT) on CBC Television.