Hot or Not? Karim Rashid's Menorahmorph

Whoa. The colors of Karim Rashid's Menorahmorph is etched in our brains thanks to recent posts from mod*mom and MoCoLoco. Commissioned by the Jewish Museum to design a modern menorah, we think they got a raw deal. What do you think?

—aaron

Comments (20)

omg, Lori, as I saw this thing (which I refuse to call a menorah) my first thought was "I'm not even Jewish and I'm offended." You beat me to it - word by word!

posted by becca on 2006-12-21 14:27:57

I'm not even Jewish and I'm offended.

posted by Lori on 2006-12-21 14:25:07

I didn't know Ghostbusters had licensed an ectoplasm menorah.

posted by erin on 2006-12-21 14:10:12

I think it's awesome, I hope it's made of silicone both for the heat and the malleable form. I'm an atheist so I'm not offended by much of anything ...

posted by JC on 2006-12-21 14:44:35

yes indeed, checked the link and silicone it is. Now I think it's fabulous!

posted by JC on 2006-12-21 14:47:49

I'm surprised the Jewish Museum accepted this as a menorah, since it would not actually be considered a menorah by (religious) Jewish standards. Quoted from the page my name links to: "The eight lights must all be at the same height, and should be placed in one straight line, with the shammosh a little higher...The lights should not be arranged with some behind others."

All Jewishness aside, it's not an attractive design. Though I'll give it a bit of credit for being funky colored silicone...

posted by fire tweed on 2006-12-21 15:03:36

I dunno, I sort of like it. It's not letting me vote, though!

posted by 12th St David on 2006-12-21 15:04:33

Yuck. It reminds of Nickelodeon Gak.

posted by Olivia on 2006-12-21 15:08:08

It makes me think of something you'd see in the original Star Trek.

posted by Trilobyte on 2006-12-21 15:10:59

I agree with fire tweed. This is not a kosher menorah. And it's ugly too :(

I still love his Oh chair though!

posted by cat on 2006-12-21 15:52:05

Looks to me as if one of those blurps is higher than the other - in the back left. Personally I think it's ugly, but I don't get why anyone would actually be offended, unless they're simply offended by bad design. My own menorah consists of adorable little brass chairs, each of which holds a candle. They're identical, so you just have to place one off to the side ... if you care about these things.

posted by viola on 2006-12-21 15:55:02

I am not offended by it, but I couldn't use it.
Even though there is one set higher than the rest, it's not possible to light the candles from left to right.

I think if he used the same material and colors but a different shape, it could be very cool.

posted by cat on 2006-12-21 16:00:26

Karim Rashid period gives my eyes the raw deal.

posted by DKNY on 2006-12-21 16:23:36

I'm a fan of most of his work, and I love his home design, but this piece isn't appealing to me. I find the shape and colors a bit '80s, perhaps owned by someone sporting a neon green tee, parachute pants, converse all stars and a members only jacket.

Holly

posted by decor8 holly on 2006-12-21 16:29:00

Fools! The Mathmos will devour you all!

I had no idea the Great Tyrant had converted to Judaism.

posted by Sunspot on 2006-12-21 17:14:00

I think it would look great...
on top of a birthday cake.

posted by patrick (the other one) on 2006-12-21 22:08:08

karim rashid needs a vacation.

posted by poopmama on 2006-12-21 23:14:41

i think it is (not as a menorah) kind of genius fabulousness (the puddle outline being too symetrical)

posted by orange ed on 2006-12-22 00:10:46

As we said back in the 80's

'trop fabu'

posted by JC on 2006-12-22 13:25:31

JEWY JEWY JEWY MUST HAVE! I HEART THIS! I'm getting one today. I might swap out the candles though. Maybe peppermint stick candles!