Ron Arad - Design London Thursday, November 12, 2020 | Phillips

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  • Provenance

    Barry Friedman Ltd., New York
    Acquired from the above by the present owner

  • Exhibited

    ‘Ron Arad: A Retrospective Exhibition 1981–2004’, Barry Friedman Ltd., New York, 5 May–24 June 2005

  • Literature

    Dwell, September 2005, p. 44

  • Catalogue Essay

    Phillips wishes to thank Caroline Thorman from Ron Arad Associates for her assistance cataloguing the present lot.

  • Artist Biography

    Ron Arad

    Israeli • 1951

    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.

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'Lo Void'

2005
Polished aluminium, aluminium mesh.
75 x 46.5 x 117 cm (29 1/2 x 18 1/4 x 46 1/8 in.)
Produced by The Gallery Mourmans, Maastricht, The Netherlands. Artist's proof number 1 from the edition of 20 plus 5 artist's proofs. Proper right side incised Ron Arad AP1. Together with a certificate of expertise from The Gallery Mourmans.

Estimate
£20,000 - 30,000 

Sold for £37,800

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Madalena Horta E Costa
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+44 20 7318 4019
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Design

London Auction 12 November 2020