Asus Eee PC 1008P Seashell Karim Rashid Collection

Karim Rashid

True to their line of “Inspiring Innovation. Persistent Perfection.” Asus has tapped into the design genius of Karim Rashid to design a collection for their Asus Eee PC 1008P line.

Rashid is an industrial designer who believes in the beauty of design and that design is the “cultural shaper of the world.” His manifesto reads:

I believe that we could be living in an entirely different world – one that is full of real contemporary inspiring objects, spaces, places, worlds, spirits and experiences. Design has been the cultural shaper of our world from the start. We have designed systems, cities, and commodities. We have addressed the world’s problems. Now design is not about solving problems, but about a rigorous beautification of our built environments. Design is about the betterment of our lives poetically, aesthetically, experientially, sensorially, and emotionally. My real desire is to see people live in the modus of our time, to participate in the contemporary world, and to release themselves from nostalgia, antiquated traditions, old rituals, kitsch and the meaningless. We should be conscious and attune with this world in this moment. If human nature is to live in the past – to change the world is to change human nature.

Watch as Rashid weaves the beauty dubbed as “Elegant Techno-chic Digi-wave” into the powerful Asus Eee PC 1008P:

The Karim Rashid Collection netbooks come in two yummy colors: Glossy Hot Pink and Matte Coffee Brown. It has a 10.1″ LED Backlight Screen. It is ultra slim at only 1″ (yes that’s ONE INCH) and lightweight at only 1.12 kg.

Asus Eee PC Seashell 1008P by Karim Rasheed

It can run a Windows Starter, Home Basic, or Home Premium operating system, runs on Intel® Atom™ N450, with a DDR2 SO-DIMM 1 GB memory. It has both WiFi and Bluetooth connectivity, a 1.3 megapixel web camera, stereo speakers, a microphone, 2 USB ports, and a card reader.

The Asus Eee PC 1008P Seashell from the Karim Rashid Collection is the perfect netbook for sassy, smart, technophile femmes.

Images courtesy Asus Ph.