Main entry:

Sudjic, Deyan, author.

Title & Author:

Ron Arad / Deyan Sudjic.

Publication:

London : Laurence King, 1999.

Description:

223 pages : illustrations (chiefly color), plans ; 31 cm

Notes:
Includes index.
1. What I really like about it is that it reminds me a bit of a car seat -- 2. I think I'll keep my Bang & Olufsen -- 3. Shadow of Time -- 4. A new descending staircase -- 5. A Well Tempered chair -- 6. A conversation with Rolf Fehlbaum -- 7. Sticks and stones and Louis Vuitton -- 8. Things people don't really need (but can't afford) -- 9. From Udine to Bologna and back again -- 10. Stefano's bar -- 11. Fitzcarraldo -- 12. The helicopter disappeared into the sky towing the pipe out of the factory whilst the machine was still extruding it -- 13. For young people setting up homes, low production costs in the Far East, selling high design to the market-place etc., etc. -- 14. We can but wait (optimistically) and see -- 15. Freeze-dried mice next to Puffing Billy -- 16. Sport -- 17. Fantastic Plastic Elastic -- 18. The Ready-to-Wear RTW -- 19. Maybe a hyper-realistic sculpture of one hundred stacking chairs -- 20. It doesn't even have a proper roof -- 21. Call it red tape -- 22. Three-minute eggs -- 23. When will Kartell do it in plastic and what will you do next year? -- 24. B.O.O.P.S -- 25. The Piper project.

Summary:

Ron Arad has challenged the boundaries of design for almost twenty years. His work was constantly inventive, witty and, above all, accessible. His recycling of ancient car seats to make the Rover chair and his beds made out of scaffolding captured the creative mood of the moment and caught the attention of a generation which had taken no previous interest in furniture design." "In the 1980s his output was defined by a prolific and inventive series of new chairs, tables and lamps that challenged the definitions of what design could be." "The book is illustrated with a wealth of striking images, many of them specially commissioned. Based on a series of episodes which focus on individual objects, families of designs, categories and activities, the book reflects Arad's own distinctive approach, offering a unique insight into the working process and creative thinking of this dazzlingly inventive designer. -- publisher's statement.

ISBN:

1856691268
9781856691260
9781856692588
1856692582

Subject:

Arad, Ron, 1951-
Arad, Ron, 1951- Critique et interprétation.
Designers Israel.
Furniture design History 20th century.
Furniture designers.
Furniture designers Israel.
Meubles Design Histoire 20e siècle.
Dessinateurs de meubles.
Dessinateurs de meubles Israël.
Design.
Designers Israël.
Furniture design
Designers
Industriële vormgeving.
Vormgeving.
Israel

Form/genre:

Quotations (texts)
History

Holdings:

Location: Library main 201490
Call No.: NA44.A658.5 S8 1999
Status: Available