Ron Arad

Architect and industrial designer Ron Arad was born in Israel but moved to London, where his studio is still located, to study at the AA – Architectural Association from 1974 to 1979. The influence of Dadaism on Arad’s early work is visible in his Rover chair, which resembles a ready-made art object and was intended as a critique of the art world. After more than 30 years, Arad’s work remains diverse, irreverent and sculptural. Exhibited at world-class institutions like the Centre Pompidou in Paris and New York’s Museum of Modern Art, his bold pieces always have a powerful clarity of form and reconsider accepted conventions about shape and function, eschewing embellishment or styling.