Ron Arad (b. 1951)
1951
Born in Tel Aviv
1971
Jerusalem Academy of Art
1973
Moved to London
1974-79
Architectural Association - School of Architecture, Studies under Peter Cook, B. Tschumi, London
1981
Established One Off Ltd. with Caroline Thorman in Covent Garden, London
1989
Founded Ron Arad Associates, Architecture and Design practice with Caroline Thorman in Chalk Farm, London
1994
Professor of Product Design at the Hochschule Für Angewandte Kunst, Vienna
1997
Professor of Furniture Design at the Royal College of Art, London
1998 - 2009
Professor of Product Design at the Royal College of Art, London
Selected Solo Exhibitions
2010
Solo exhibition. Barbican Centre, London
Retrospective to be held at the Stedelijk Museum, Amsterdam
2009
Ron Arad: No Discipline retrospective at the Museum of Modern Art, New York, NY
Ron Arad: New Work. Timothy Taylor Gallery, London
Retrospective. Museum of Modern Art, New York, NY
2008
Guarded Thoughts. Friedman Benda, New York
Ron Arad, Centre Pompidou, Paris
Ron Arad: No Discipline retrospective at the Centre Pompidou, Paris
2007
Bodyguards, Dolce&Gabbana, Milan, Italy
2006
THERE IS NO SOLUTION because there is no problem. Installation at 508 West 25th Street, NY. Barry Friedman Ltd., NY
Blo-Glo. Dolce&Gabbana, Milan, Italy
Blo-Jobs. Gallery Mourmans, Lanaken, Belgium
2005
Paved With Good Intentions. Installation at the Collins Building, Miami, FL. Barry Friedman Ltd.,
Ron Arad: A Retrospective Exhibition 1981-2004. Barry Friedman Ltd.,
New Works & Installations in Corian. Installation at Phillips, de Pury & Company, NY
Volumes and Voids. Museum of Contemporary Art, Indianapolis, Indiana
2002
Two Floors. Galeria Marconi, Milan, Italy
2001
Delight in Dedark. Galeria Marconi, Milan, Italy
2000
Not Made By Hand Not Made in China. Galeria Marconi, Milan, Italy
Before and After Now. Victoria and Albert Museum, London, UK
1998
R.T.W. Gallery of Modern Art, Glasgow, Scotland, UK
1997
Ron Arad: New Acquisitions. Montreal Museum of Decorative Arts, Canada
Ron Arad. The Powerhouse Museum, Sydney, Australia
Ron Arad and Ingo Maurer. Spazio Krizia, Milan, Italy
1996
Glasgow Festival of Architecture & Design, Scotland.
Ron Arad and Ingo Maurer. Spazio Krizia, Milan, Italy
1995
Ron Arad. Gazi, Athens, Greece
The Work of Ron Arad. Museum of Applied Arts, Helsinki, Finland
Ron Arad and Ingo Maurer. Triennale, Milan, Italy
1994
L'Esprit du Nomade. Cartier Foundation, Paris, France
1993
Breeding in Captivity. Edward Totah Gallery, London, UK
Design in the 20th Century. Grand Palais, Paris, France
One Off and Short Runs. Centre for Contemporary Arts: Warsaw, Krakow, Prague
1991
A Break with Tradition. Rohska Museum, Gothenburg, Sweden
1990-95
Sticks and Stones. Vitra Design Museum, Touring Exhibition
1990
Ron Arad Recent Works. Tel Aviv Museum of Art, Israel
1987
Nouvelles Tendences. Centre Georges Pompidou, France
Documenta 8. Kassel, Germany
1986
Intellectual Interiors. With P. Starck, R.Kawakubo, S.Kuramata. Seibo, Tokyo, Japan
Awards
2007
Contemporary Art Prize, Presented by the French Friends of the Tel Aviv Museum of Art, Paris
2006
Visionary Award, Presented by the Museum of Arts & Design, New York
The Jerusalem Prize for Arts and Letters. Awarded by Bezalel Academy of Arts and Design, Israel
2005
Designer of the Year Award, FX magazine
2004
Designer of the Year Award, Architektur & Wohnen
2002
Finalist for the 2002 World Technology Award for Design
Royal Designer for Industry (RDI) in recognition of his 'sustained excellence in aesthetic and efficient design for industry.' Fellow of the World Technology Network
2001
Oribe Art & Design Award. Japan.
Gio Ponti International Design Award. Denver, CO.
Barcelona Primavera International Award for Design. Barcelona, Spain.Perrier Jouët Selfridges Design Prize, Co-winner. London, UK.
1999
Design Plus Award. Frankfurt/Main, Germany.
Internationaler Designpreis. Baden-Württemberg Design Center, Stuttgart, Germany.
1994
Designer of the Year. Salon du Meuble, Paris, France
Collections
Musée des Arts Décoratifs, Montreal, Canada
Musée des Beaux Arts, Montreal, Canada
Vitra Design Museum, Weil am Rhein, Germany
Musée National d'Art Moderne/Centre Georges Pompidou, Paris, France
Fond National d'Art Contemporain, Paris, France
Musée des Arts Décoratifs, Paris, France
Centre National d'Art Plastique, Paris, France
Metropolitan Museum of Art, New York, USA
Museum of Modern Art, New York, USA
Museum of Fine Arts, Boston, USA
Museum of Fine Arts, Houston, USA
Victoria and Albert Museum, London, UK