Ron Arad

Ron Arad was born in Tel Aviv in 1951 and is associated with the leading designers and artists of our time. In October 2007, during the FIAC in Paris, he was awarded the Contemporary Artists of the Year 2007 Prize. He studied in the academy of arts in Jerusalem and later, among the rest, under the tutelage of Peter Cool, co-founder of the avant-garde architect's group Archigram, at the Architectural Association in London.

In unorthodox ways he connects extremely different materials and concepts together. Arad became world-renowned because of his chair sculptures made out of steel, bronze, wood, aluminum and plastic. Arab moves between the disciplines of architecture, art and design like no one else, and many also call him a sculptor. He has created rooms for Porsche, Maserati, and his latest designs were made for Dolce & Gabbana's last show in Milan. He likes to make it clear, that for him, separate types of design and art do not exist. He said recently during an interview on the question of what signifies design for him: "There are only two categories which are important to me, boring or interesting…"

Awards

Finalist for the 2002 WorldTechology Award for Design, OribeArt&Design Award, Design Award Japan, 2001 Gio Ponti International design Award, 2001 Barcelona Primavera International Award for Design, 2001 Co-winner of Perrier Jouet Selfridges Design Prize, Design Plus Award, Internationaler Design Preis Baden-Bürttemberg, Designer of the Year (Salon du Meuble Paris), Royal Designer for Industry in recognition of his 'sustained excellence in aesthetic and efficient design for industry', Fellow of the World Technology Award

Architecture and Installations

1983, 1986 One Off showrooms, Neal Street and Shelton Street, Covent Garden; 1986 Bazaar, Gaultier for Women boutique, London; 1990 Philips Electronic Exhibition, Berlin; 1993 Michelle ma belle fashion shop, Via della Spiga, Milan; 1991 Ron Arad Associats Studios, Chalk farm, London; 1994 Belgo bar and restaurant extension, London; 1989 - 94 Foyer architecture for new Tel Aviv Oera ouse, Israel; 1995 - 1996 Adidas Stadium, Paris; 1996 Adidas/Kronenbourg Sports Café, France; 1997 Private residence, London (with Barnaby Gunnig); 1998 Penthouse flat, Piper Building, London; 1999 Exhibition design for Winning;

Major Exhibitions

1986 Intellectual Interiors, Tokyo; 1987 Documenta 8, Kassel, Nuvelles Tendances, Pompidou Centre, Paris; 1990 Ron Arad Recent Works, Tel Aviv Museum of Art; 1990 - 1995 Sticks and Stones, Vitra Design Museum touring exhibition; 1991 A Break with Tradition, Röhsska Museet, Gothenburg; 1993 One Off and Short Runs, Center for Contemporary Arts (Warsaw,Krakow,Prague), 1994 L'Esprit du Normande, Fondation Cartier, Paris; 1995 Ron Arad and Ingo Maurer, Triennale Milan; 1996 Glasgow Festival of Architecture and Design; 1996/97 Ron Arad and Ingo Maurer, Spazio Krizia, Milan