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Ron Arad
Israeli • b. 1951
Biography
Ron Arad's work and career is characterized by his movement between modes and constant experimentation. Arad was born in Tel Aviv, Israel in 1951 and studied at the Jerusalem Academy of Art before moving to London in 1973. He began his practice in London in the early 1980s and set up One Off Ltd, focused on limited edition objects, with his partner Caroline Thorman. A decade later he had moved to industrial production techniques and collaborations with large design firms such as Vitra and Kartell.
A persistent theme throughout his work is innovation and the idea of the "new." Still producing work today, Arad uses the latest technology to produce his designs and also integrates it within his pieces, such as his Lolita Chandelier (2004) that can receive and display text messages. Arad also continually experiments with materials and has an exceptional skill to coax volume and undulation out of them, with a particular affinity for metal. His works such as The Big Easy chair (1988) walk the line between design and sculpture. Once an outsider, Arad's relentless energy to design, build and collaborate has placed him firmly within the highest ranks of the design world.
Insights
Arad was Professor of Design Product at the Royal College of Art in London up until 2009.
MoMA held a retrospective of Arad's work entitled "Ron Arard: No Discipline" in 2009.
Ron Arad architectural projects range from opera houses (Tel Aviv Opera, 1994) to fashion boutiques (Yohji Yamamoto's Y's Store, Tokyo 2003).
In December 2007 Phillips set the record price for Arad's D Sofa (2003) at $409,000. Phillips also sold the prototype for the D Sofa (1993) for $257,000 in the December 2015 Design Masters sale.
"I am not very good at doing what other people expect me to do, I don’t have the discipline."
Recent Ron Arad headlines, Powered by Articker
27 January 2023 | The Architect's Newspaper
Prime Minister Rishi Sunak wants new law to allow construction of Adjaye Associates and Ron Arad Architects’ Holocaust memorial27 January 2023 | Design Milk
Ron Arad Strips His Designs Down to Their Bare Cores23 November 2022 | Wallpaper
‘If I Were a Carpenter’: Ron Arad chairs revisited with Alpi21 November 2022 | Dezeen
Works by Zaha Hadid and Ron Arad among objects at Salon Art + Design in New York11 April 2022 | ArchDaily
UK Court Stops Holocaust Memorial and Learning Centre Designed by David Adjaye and Ron Arad
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"Oh Void 2"
Estimate $40,000 - 60,000
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'Bookworm' shelf
Estimate £6,000 - 8,000
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Unique 'Looploom'
Estimate £30,000 - 50,000
Sold for £44,100
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"2RNot" chair
Estimate $20,000 - 30,000
Sold for $25,200
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Monumental and unique "Blown Out Of Proportion (B.O.O.P.)" vase
Estimate $30,000 - 50,000
Sold for $40,320
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Table, from the '38 Tables' series
Estimate £8,000 - 12,000
Sold for £10,080
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'Italian Fish' armchair
Estimate £30,000 - 50,000
Sold for £50,400
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'Little Heavy' chair
Estimate £15,000 - 20,000
Sold for £27,720
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'Before Summer’ chaise longue
Estimate £25,000 - 35,000
Sold for £69,300
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Rare ‘Box in Four Movements’ chair
Estimate £12,000 - 18,000
Sold for £15,120
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'Bookworm' bookshelf
Estimate £5,000 - 7,000
Sold for £20,160
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Prototype ‘D-Sofa’
Estimate £80,000 - 120,000
Sold for £1,232,500
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Tondo 2020
Estimate £60,000 - 80,000
Sold for £138,600
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Tondino
Estimate £20,000 - 30,000
Sold for £37,800
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'Lo Void'
Estimate £20,000 - 30,000
Sold for £37,800
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Unique "Looming Lloyd" armchair
Estimate $6,000 - 8,000
Sold for $11,875
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Unique "Rolling Volume" armchair
Estimate $30,000 - 50,000
Sold for $60,000
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"Reinventing the Wheel (RTW)" bookshelf
Estimate $18,000 - 24,000
Sold for $21,250
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'No Solution No Problem'
Estimate £20,000 - 30,000
Sold for £23,750
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"After Spring"
Estimate $30,000 - 40,000
Sold for $52,500
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"After Spring"
Estimate $50,000 - 70,000
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‘Blo-Void 1’
Estimate £40,000 - 60,000
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‘Blo-Void 2’
Estimate £30,000 - 50,000
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Ron Arad
Signed for
Estimate £1,000 - 1,500
Sold for £438
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