chair by Ron Arad :: reflection by Markthalle

Ron Arad (born 1951 in Tel Aviv) is an Israeli industrial designer, artist, and architect.

Arad attended the Bezalel Academy of Art and Design 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.

A chair is a stable, raised surface used to sit on, commonly for use by one person. Chairs are most often supported by four legs and have a back; however, a chair can have three legs (in a triangle shape) or could have a different shape depending on the criteria of the chair specifications. A chair without a back or arm rests is a stool, or when raised up, a bar stool. A chair with arms is an armchair and with folding action and inclining footrest, a recliner. A permanently fixed chair in a train or theater is a seat or airline seat; when riding, it is a saddle and bicycle saddle, and for an automobile, a car seat or infant car seat. With wheels it is a wheelchair and when hung from above, a swing.

The design may be made of porous materials, or be drilled with holes for decoration; a low back or gaps can provide ventilation. The back may extend above the height of the occupant's head, which can optionally contain a headrest.

A chair for more than one person is a couch, sofa, settee, or "loveseat"; or a bench. A separate footrest for a chair is known as an ottoman, hassock or pouffe.

Design Miami/ is an international design show. Design Miami/ is held annually in December in Miami, Florida. Its sister show, Design Miami/ Basel, is held annually in June, in Basel, Switzerland.

The show began in 2005 with Design.05, and was declared an instant success, and the show expanded into Switzerland, and was renamed Design Miami/. Both shows run parallel to the Art Basel and Art Basel: Miami Beach sister shows.

Design Miami/ gives out two prestigious awards every year: the Designer of the Year Award and the Designer of the Future Award. Some of the past winners include architect Zaha Hadid, industrial designer Konstantin Grcic, Swedish design studio Front, artist Graham Hudson, interaction designers Marcelo Coelho and Jamie Zigelbaum, and berlin-based conceptual design studio Beta Tank.