Ron Arad (industrial designer)
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Ron Arad is an Israeli industrial designer, artist
, and architect
.
in Jerusalem between 1971–73 and the Architectural Association in London from 1974–79. He was Head of Design Products Department at the Royal College of Art
from 1997 to 2009.Arad designed in 1994 the bookshelf Bookworm, which was still produced in 2011 by the Italian company Kartell.
In 2005, Arad designed chandeliers for the Swarovski crystal company which if one has the number, can display text messages that are sent to it by incorporating light-emitting diodes (LEDs) operated by SMS text messages.He also has had tables that climb walls instead of being centered in the room. Arad's works are often worked into distinctive biomorphic shapes and are created from his medium of choice, steel.
In 2008–09, Arad paired with KENZO to create his first perfume bottle. The bottle was on display in his exhibit No Discipline.
He has also planned the Design Museum Holon
together with Bruno Asa, which was opened in 2010.
In 2010, Ron Arad started his collaboration with New Eye London to design his very first eyewear collection – pq Eyewear designed by Ron Arad]. The brand is called pq because p and q are very good friends, nestled next to each other in the middle of a hostile alphabet, the mirror of each other, meaning nothing but it's just being a little playful.
Ron Arad sees pq as an opportunity to develop a product that, for the first time, will take his unique individual approach to design and in his own words: ‘rest it on the ears and noses of a great many people’ ’ he also adds: ‘I felt there was something missing in the eyewear world, many brands just focusing on retro styles and not developing anything exciting, so I thought it’s a great opportunity to design something new and interesting…’
Quality is another big part of pq - each style is made of extremely resistant materials such as titanium, aluminum and high quality acetate which allow flexibility, lightness and comfort.
The global launch is planned in spring 2012, find out more about pq Eyewear designed by Ron Arad by visiting www.pq-eyewear.com
Artist
An artist is a person engaged in one or more of any of a broad spectrum of activities related to creating art, practicing the arts and/or demonstrating an art. The common usage in both everyday speech and academic discourse is a practitioner in the visual arts only...
, and architect
Architect
An architect is a person trained in the planning, design and oversight of the construction of buildings. To practice architecture means to offer or render services in connection with the design and construction of a building, or group of buildings and the space within the site surrounding the...
.
Biography
Arad attended the Bezalel Academy of Art and DesignBezalel Academy of Art and Design
Bezalel Academy of Art and Design is Israel's national school of art, founded in 1906 by Boris Schatz. It is named for the Biblical figure Bezalel, son of Uri , who was appointed by Moses to oversee the design and construction of the Tabernacle ....
in Jerusalem between 1971–73 and the Architectural Association in London from 1974–79. He was Head of Design Products Department at the Royal College of Art
Royal College of Art
The Royal College of Art is an art school located in London, United Kingdom. It is the world’s only wholly postgraduate university of art and design, offering the degrees of Master of Arts , Master of Philosophy and Doctor of Philosophy...
from 1997 to 2009.Arad designed in 1994 the bookshelf Bookworm, which was still produced in 2011 by the Italian company Kartell.
In 2005, Arad designed chandeliers for the Swarovski crystal company which if one has the number, can display text messages that are sent to it by incorporating light-emitting diodes (LEDs) operated by SMS text messages.He also has had tables that climb walls instead of being centered in the room. Arad's works are often worked into distinctive biomorphic shapes and are created from his medium of choice, steel.
In 2008–09, Arad paired with KENZO to create his first perfume bottle. The bottle was on display in his exhibit No Discipline.
He has also planned the Design Museum Holon
Design Museum Holon
Design Museum Holon is the first museum in Israel dedicated to Design.The building of the museum was planned and designed by israeli architect and Industrial designer "Ron Arad" in cooperation with Bruno Asa. The museum is in the east part of the new culture area of Holon that includes the...
together with Bruno Asa, which was opened in 2010.
In 2010, Ron Arad started his collaboration with New Eye London to design his very first eyewear collection – pq Eyewear designed by Ron Arad]. The brand is called pq because p and q are very good friends, nestled next to each other in the middle of a hostile alphabet, the mirror of each other, meaning nothing but it's just being a little playful.
Ron Arad sees pq as an opportunity to develop a product that, for the first time, will take his unique individual approach to design and in his own words: ‘rest it on the ears and noses of a great many people’ ’ he also adds: ‘I felt there was something missing in the eyewear world, many brands just focusing on retro styles and not developing anything exciting, so I thought it’s a great opportunity to design something new and interesting…’
Quality is another big part of pq - each style is made of extremely resistant materials such as titanium, aluminum and high quality acetate which allow flexibility, lightness and comfort.
The global launch is planned in spring 2012, find out more about pq Eyewear designed by Ron Arad by visiting www.pq-eyewear.com