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Ron Arad: Restless, Barbican Gallery
Ron Arad: Restless, Barbican Gallery
High-concept chairs and more in extensive design survey
Tuesday, 23 February 2010
The Rover Chair: made its television debut on Top Gear
Like Philippe Starck, whose Alessi tripod lemon squeezer is a bit like an evil-looking Louise Bourgeois spider, Ron Arad emerged in the Eighties as something of a “rock‘n’roll” designer. It’s a label that’s stuck, as has its sexy variant “post-punk”. The latter came about after his break-through Rover Chair (1981; main picture) found its first customer in Jean-Paul Gaultier.
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