Ron Arad - Design London Wednesday, September 30, 2015 | Phillips
  • Provenance

    Acquired from the One Off Studio, Neal Street, London, 1986

  • Literature

    Deyan Sudjic, Ron Arad: Restless Furniture, New York, 1989, pp. 19, 64, 81-82
    Yukio Futagawa, Sticks and Stones. One Offs & Short Runs. Ron Arad 1980-1990, exh. cat., Vitra Design Museum, Weil am Rhein, 1990, pp. 52-53
    Deyan Sudjic, Ron Arad, London, 1999, pp. 26-27 for similar examples
    Paola Antonelli, Jonathan Safran Foer, Marie-Laure Jousset, Ron Arad: No Discipline, exh. cat., The Museum of Modern Art, New York, 2009, p. 12 for a similar example

  • 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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PROPERTY FROM A PRIVATE GERMAN COLELCTION

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Unique 'Cone' table

1986
Patinated mild steel, steel.
74.6 cm (29 3/8 in.) high, 76.3 cm (30 in.) diameter
Handmade by Ron Arad and the One Off team Ltd., London, U.K.

Estimate
£12,000 - 18,000 

Sold for £11,875

Contact Specialist
Madalena Horta e Costa
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Design

London Auction 1 October 2015