Born in Tel Aviv in 1951, educated at the Jerusalem Academy of Art and
later at the
Architectural
Association in London,
Ron Arad co-founded
with Caroline Thorman
both the design and
production studio One
Off in 1981 and later, in
1989, Ron Arad
Associates architecture
and design practice.
From 1994 to 1999 he
established the Ron
Arad Studio, design
and production unit in
Como, Italy.
He is currently
Professor of Design Product at the Royal College of Art in London.
Ron Arad’s constant experimentation with the use of possibilities of
materials such as steel, aluminium or polyamide and his radical re-
conception of the form and structure of furniture has put him at the
forefront of contemporary design.
Alongside his limited edition studio work, Arad designs for many leading
international companies including Kartell, Vitra, Moroso, Fiam, Driade,
Alessi, Cappellini, Cassina and Magis among others.
His architectural projects include: Ohayon Villa Marrakech (2007-); 154
Ha-Yarkon Street, Tel Aviv (2006-) Mediacite, Liege, Belgium (2006-);
Zion Square Sculpture, Jerusalem, Israel (2005-); Hotel at the
Kristallwelten in Wattens, Austria (2004-); the Design Museum in Holon,
Israel (2004-); Upperwold Hotel, Battersea Power Station, London
(2003-); Y’s (Yohji Yamamoto) fl agship store in Roppongi Hills, Tokyo,
Japan (2003); Hotel Puerta America, Madrid (2003-); Hotel Duomo in
Rimini, Italy (2003-); Maserati Headquarters Showroom in Italy (2002-
3); the Living room and family dining room for Sheikh Saud Al-Thani of
Qatar as part of the Millennium House Project (2002-); the Selfridges
Technology Hall in London (2000-1); the Tel Aviv Opera Foyer
Architecture in Israel (1989-94); the Belgo Noord (1993-94) and Belgo
Centraal (1994-95) restaurants in London; the development of a
concept of Sport Cafes incorporating state of the art interactive A/V
technology for Adidas/Kronenbourg in France (1996); an advanced
technology private residence in London (1997-98); various gallery and
exhibition designs, such as ‘Winning: The Design of Sports’ for the
Glasgow 1999 UK City of Architecture and Design and the exhibition
enclosure for Islamic Art in Doha, Qatar (2002-3). Ron Arad
presented the winning scheme for the new fl agship Adidas Stadium
in Paris (1995-6).
Ron Arad has exhibited at many major museums and galleries
throughout the world and his work is in many public collections
including, among others, Centre Georges Pompidou, Paris;
Metropolitan Museum of Art, N.Y; Victoria & Albert Museum, London
and The Vitra Design Museum, Germany.
Books:
Ron Arad
talks to Matthew Collings,
Phaidon Press, 2004
Ron Arad
by Deyan Sudjic, graphics Angus Hyland, Pentagram,
Laurence King Publishers, 1999
Ron Arad
by Raymond Guidot, Olivier Boissiere,
Dis Voir, 1998
Design Classics Bookworm
by Volker Albus,
publisher Form Verlag,1997
Ron Arad Associates: One Off Three
by Artemis Architectural Publications, 1993
Introductions by Ettore Sottsass, Cedric Price
Restless Furniture
by Deyan Sudjic 1989, Publisher: Fourth Estate.
Reprinted 1990
Ron Arad
by Alexander von Vegesack,
Vitra, 1990
Biography
