Ron Arad
Ron Arad is an Israeli designer born in Tel Aviv in 1951. He studied at the Jerusalem Art Academy and at the Architectural Association in London.
His objects are the result of a constant experimentation of raw materials such as steel, aluminium or polyamide, which he distorts into sinusoidal, elliptical and oval forms. Alongside his studio work, Arad designs for many leading international companies including Kartell, Vitra, Moroso, Fiam, Driade, Alessi, Cappellini, Cassina, WMF and Magis amongst many others.
He was awarded the 2011 London Design Week Medal for design excellence and became an Academician of the Royal Academy of Arts in 2013. Ron Arad has designed a number of public art pieces such as the Vortex in Seoul, South Korea, and the Kesher Sculpture at the Tel Aviv University, Israel.
Arad’s work is held in public collections worldwide including The Metropolitan Museum of Art in New York, Musée d'Art Moderne and Musée des Arts Décoratifs in Paris, Musée des Beaux-Arts de Montréal and the Victoria and Albert Museum in London, among others. He has also designed various public artworks, some which can be seen in Tel Aviv, Seoul, Toronto and London. He has collaborated with brands such as Adidas, Samsung, Kenzo, Fiat, and many more. In 2013, Arad became an Academician of the Royal Academy of Arts.
SELECTED WORKS
Ron Arad, Chaise Blo Void 5, 2006
Mirror-polished aluminum and woven aluminum mesh
68 x 56 x 113 cm | 26.8 x 22 x 44.5 in
Ron Arad, After Spring and Before Summer chaises longues, 1992
Patinated steel
132 x 173.5 x 38 cm | 52 x 68.3 x 15 in
Ron Arad, BIG EASY Orange, 2022
Crystalline epoxy resin
92 x 132 x 80 cm | 36.2 x 52 x 31.5 in
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Ron Arad, Big Easy (crystalline) Aquamarine, 2023
Crystalline resin
92 x 132 x 80 cm | 36.2 x 52 x 31.5 in
Ron Arad, Little Albert (crystalline) Aquamarine, 2023
Crystalline resin
70 x 74 x 62 cm | 27.6 x 29.1 x 24.4 in
Ron Arad, Little Albert (crystalline) White, 2023
Crystalline resin
70 x 74 x 62 cm | 27.6 x 29.1 x 24.4 in
Ron Arad, Two Legs and a Table (crystalline) Transparent, 2023
Crystalline resin
40 x 230 x 87 cm | 15.7 x 90.6 x 34.3 in
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Ron Arad, Two Legs and a Table (crystalline) Yellow, 2023
Crystalline resin
40 x 230 x 87 cm | 15.7 x 90.6 x 34.3 in
Ron Arad, Tuba (crystalline) Aquamarine, 2023
Crystalline resin
90 x 230 x 87 cm | 35.4 x 90.6 x 34.3 in
Ron Arad, Gomli painterly black/red/white, 2008
Handmade in polyester gelcoat
254 x 98 x 124 cm | 100 x 38.6 x 48.8 in
Ron Arad, Big Easy (crystalline) Mixing Blue, 2023
Crystalline resin
92 x 132 x 80 cm | 36.2 x 52 x 31.5 in
Ron Arad, Little Albert (crystalline) Orange, 2023
70 x 74 x 62 cm | 27.6 x 29.1 x 24.2 in
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Ron Arad, Bodyguard (solid), 2008
Super plastic aluminium
140 x 190 x 93 cm | 55.1 x 74.8 x 36.6 in
Ron Arad, 2RNOT, 1992
Copper
74 x 74 x 102 cm | 29.1 x 29.1 x 40.2 in
Ron Arad, Let Sleeping Dogs Lie, 1990
Patinated steel
70 x 230 x 56 cm | 27.6 x 90.6 x 22 in
Ron Arad, Ron Arad Minimalistic Rodin's Thinker, 2022
Bronze and stainless steel
76 x 69 x 94 cm | 29.9 x 27.2 x 37 in
Ron Arad, This Mortal Coil (large), 1992
Patinated and tempered mild steel
220 x 33 x 215 cm | 86.6 x 12 x 84.6 in
Ron Arad, Wave Wooden Chair, 2023
Solid acrylic core with laser-cut 3D veneer with fabric backing
95 x 93 x 67 cm | 37.4 x 36.6 x 26.4 in
Ron Arad, Two Nuns Bicycle, 2011
Steel, tempered stainless steel, aluminium
170 x 100 x 65 cm | 66.9 x 39.4 x 25.6 in
Ron Arad, Hot Tango Floor Lamp, 2005
Sintered polyamid, steel, aluminium, silicon, copper
38 x 25 cm | 15 x 9.8 in
Ron Arad, All or Nothing Table #12, 2018
Mirror polished stainless steel and patinated mild steel
37 x 230 x 103 cm | 14.6 x 90.6 x 40.6 in