Ron Arad Talks to Matthew Collings About Designing Chairs, Vases, Buildings and
| Author | : | |
| Rating | : | 4.36 (527 Votes) |
| Asin | : | 0714843105 |
| Format Type | : | paperback |
| Number of Pages | : | 247 Pages |
| Publish Date | : | 2017-04-09 |
| Language | : | English |
DESCRIPTION:
Packed with a great mixture of new photography and archive shots of his older workan illuminating read.' (Arena) 'Collingsuses simple, guileless questions to bring out the most important issues in design and its relationship with art. He enters the conversation as an outsider to Arad's world, and thus places him in a wider context than that of designrefreshingly unpretentiouswhat might have been an experiment on the part of the publisher has paid offa great resource for anyone interested in design or architec
In the early 1980s he established, with Caroline Thorman, One Off Ltd., a design studio and workshop, followed in 1989 by Ron Arad Associates, an architecture and design practice. The conversation between Collings and Arad starts with the question: what is design? From this first, basic question they embark on a journey that touches the most important art and design issues, inside and outside Ron Arad's work. Stimulated by the Matthew Collings' questions, Ron Arad goes through the main aspects of his work, explaining some of his projects in detail and talking about his relationship with design, architecture and art in general. He was born in Tel Aviv in 1951 and, in 1973, moved to London to study at the AA School of Architecture. Ron Arad is one of the most successful and creative contemporary designers. Besides his activity as a product designer, he also works in the field of architecture and his projects include the Tel Aviv Opera in Israel. critic, who, as he points out, doesn't know much about design but wants to understand more. The interview is divid
"Authenticity all" according to Chris Reinewald. Ron Arad (Tel Aviv, 1951) is als ontwerper volkomen authentiek. Schetsen doet hij graag op een plaat staal, waarna hij de vormen uitknipt en losjes in elkaar zet. Met hameren en lassen krijgt de stoel, ogenschijnlijk een zitbare sculptuur, haar definitieve vorm.In een pas verschenen boek bespreken de Brits-Israelische, zelfproducerend ontwerper en de befaamde Britse kunstcriticus Matthew Collings losjes Arads loopbaan en diens pragmatische ontwerpinzichten.Pas recentelijk werkt Arad weer als architect, waarvoor hij in de jaren zeventig aan de Londense Architecture A
He was Editor of Artscribe International and is the author of Blimey and Art Crazy Nation. Matthew Collings is a painter, writer and television presenter best known for his British television series This is Modern Art.