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Biografie Ron Arad
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1971 - 1973 |
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Jerusalem Academy of Art
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1974 - 1979 |
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Architectural Association - School of Architecture, studies under Peter Cook and B. Tschumi
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1981 |
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Established One Off Ltd. with Caroline Thorman in Covent Garden, London, a design studio, workshops and showroom.
First success with a range of furniture and interior structures in tube and cast iron fittings. Well known pieces include the ‘Rover Chair’, the vacuum-packed ‘Transformer’ chair and the remote controlled ‘Aerial’ light. Later work explored the use of tempered steel, first in the ‘Well-Tempered Chair’ and later in the popular ‘Bookworm’.
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1989 |
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Founded Ron Arad Associates, Architecture and Design practice with Caroline Thorman in Chalk Farm, London
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1991 |
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Guest Editor of 1994 International Design Yearbook and Designer of the Year
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1994 |
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Installations for ‘L’Esprit du Nomade’, Fondation Cartier, Paris. The Domus Totem for the Trienale in Milan
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1994 - 1997 |
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Professor of Product Design at the Hochschule in Vienna
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1997 |
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Professor of Furniture Design at the Royal College of Art in London
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His work has been widely featured in many design/architectural books and magazines worldwide. He is currently Professor of Design Product at RCA
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Finalist for the 2002 World Technology Award for Design
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Oribe Art & Design Award, Japan, 2001
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Gio Ponti International Design Award, Denver, 2001
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Barcelona Primavera International Award for Design, 2001
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Co-winner of Perrier Jouët Selfridges Design Prize, London, 2001
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Design Plus Award, Frankfurt/Main; Internationaler Designpreis Baden-Württemberg, Design Center Stuttgart, 1999
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Designer of the Year, Salon du Meuble, Paris, 1994
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Royal Designer for Industry (RDI) in recognition of his ‘sustained excellence in aesthetic and efficient design for industry’, 2002
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Fellow of the World Technology Network, 2002
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| Ausgewählte Ausstellungen |
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2010
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European Design Since 1985. Shaping the New Century. High Museum of Art, Atlanta, GA
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2010
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Solo exhibition. Barbican Centre, London, England
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2010
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Retrospective to be held at the Stedelijk Museum, Amsterdam, Netherlands
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2009
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Ron Arad: No Discipline retrospective at the Museum of Modern Art, New York, NY
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2009
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European Design Since 1985. Shaping the New Century. Indianapolis Museum of Art, Indianapolis, IN
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2009
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Ron Arad: New Work. Timothy Taylor Gallery, London, England
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2009
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Drunken Bodyguards. Gallery Mourmans, Lanaken, Belgium
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2009
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U.F.O.: Grenzgänge zwischen Kunst und Design, NRW Forum Düsseldorf, Germany
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2009
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Retrospective. Museum of Modern Art, New York, NY
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2008
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Guarded Thoughts. Friedman Benda, New York (solo)
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2008
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Ron Arad, Centre Pompidou, Paris (solo)
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2008
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Let’s Play, Galerie Arums, P (solo)
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2008
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Ron Arad: No Discipline retrospective at the Centre Pompidou, Paris, France
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2007
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Restless, Friedman Benda, New York, NY (solo)
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2007
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Bodyguards, Dolce & Gabbana, Milan, Italy (solo)
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2007
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Paved with Good Intentions (2005), arums galerie, Paris (solo)
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2006
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Exhibits in Designing Modern Britain at the Design Museum, London.
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2006
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Exhibits in Designing Modern Britain at the Design Museum, London.
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2006
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THERE IS NO SOLUTION because there is no problem, Installation at 508 West 26th Street, NY. Barry Friedman Ltd., NY: September 14-30 (solo)
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2006
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Blo-Glo, Dolce & Gabbana, Milan, Italy (solo)
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2006
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Blo-Jobs, Gallery Mourmans, Lanaken, Belgium (solo)
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2005
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Paved with Good Intentions (SOLO)
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2005
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Ron Arad: A Retrospective Exhibition 1981-2004, Barry Friedman Ltd., NY (solo)
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2005
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Lo-rez-dolores-tabula-rasa, with Mike Figgis. Phillips de Pury & Company (solo)
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2005
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New Works & Installations in Corian, Installation at Phillips, de Pury & Company, NY. Barry Friedman Ltd., NY: May 2 – June 10 (solo)
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2005
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Volumes and Voids, Museum of Contemporary Art, Indianapolis, Indiana (solo)
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2004
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Begins designing Magis’ headquarters in Treviso, Italy and the Holon Design Museum in Holon, Israel. Participates in British Pavilion at the Venice Architecture Biennale.
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2004
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Begins designing Magis’ headquarters in Treviso, Italy and the Holon Design Museum in Holon, Israel. Participates in British Pavilion at the Venice Architecture Biennale.
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2003
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Works on projects including the Maserati headquarters showroom in Modena, Italy and Y’s fashion store for Yohji Yamamoto in Tokyo. Begins designing for the Upperworld Hotel at Battersea Power Station, London.
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2003
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Works on projects including the Maserati headquarters showroom in Modena, Italy and Y’s fashion store for Yohji Yamamoto in Tokyo. Begins designing for the Upperworld Hotel at Battersea Power Station, London.
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2002
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Two Floors, Galeria Marconi, Milan, Italy (solo)
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2001
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Delight in Dedark, Galeria Marconi, Milan, Italy (solo)
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2000
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Not Made By Hand Not Made in China, Galeria Marconi, Milan, Italy (solo)
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2000
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‘Before and After Now’, Victoria and Albert Museum, London (solo)
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1998
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R.T.W. Gallery of Modern Art, Glasgow (solo)
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1997
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Ron Arad new acquisitions, Montreal Museum of Decorative Arts (solo)
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1997
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Ron Arad at the Powerhouse Museum, Sydney, Australia (solo)
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1995
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The work of Ron Arad, Museum of Applied Arts, Helsinki (solo)
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1990 - 1995
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‘Sticks and Stones’, Vitra Design Museum, Touring Exhibition (solo)
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1994
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‘L’Esprit du Nomade’, Cartier Fondation, Paris (solo)
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1993
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‘Design in the 20th Century’, Grand Palais (solo)
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1990
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Ron Arad Recent Works, Tel Aviv Museum of Art (solo)
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1987
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‘Nouvelles Tendences’, Centre Georges Pompidou (solo)
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Victoria and Albert Museum, London
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Stedelijk Museum, Amsterdam
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Tel Aviv Museum, Tel Aviv
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Musée des Arts Décoratifs, Paris
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Vitra Design Museum, Weil am Rhein
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Musée National d’Art Moderne/Centre Georges Pompidou, Paris
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Fond National d’Art Contemporain, Paris
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Musée des Arts Décoratifs, Montreal
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Metropolitan Museum of Art, New York
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| Literatur |
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1999
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Ron Arad by Deyan Sudjic, graphics Angus Hyland, Pentagram, Laurence King Publishers
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1998
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Ron Arad by Raymond Guidot, Olivier Boissiere, Dis Voir
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1997
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Design Classics Bookworm by Volker Albus, publisher Form Verlag
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1993
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Ron Arad Associates: One Off Three by Artemis Architectural Publications
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1990
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Ron Arad by Alexander von Vegesack, Vitra
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1989
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Restless Furniture by Deyan Sudjic, Publisher: Fourth Estate. Reprinted 1990
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